Ayurveda hospital named after Speaker
Priyanka KURUGALA
A new Ayurvedic Research Hospital was opened in Hambantota to mark
Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa's birthday on October 30.
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Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa unveiling the name board of the
Hambantota Ayurvedic Research Hospital. Minister Salinda
Dissanayake and other officers were present. |
The hospital was opened on October 27.The hospital built with ADB
funds was opened on October 27 by Indigenous Medicine Minister Salinda
Dissanayake.
The construction of the Ayurvedic Research Hospital was carried out
under the direction of Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa. The Project was part of
the tsunami reconstruction programme.
Administration of the Ayurvedic Research Hospital will be by the
Ayurvedic Department. In recognition of his contribution to Ayurveda,
the hospital was named Chamal Rajapaksa Ayurvedic Hospital.
Addressing the opening ceremony Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa praised the
service rendered by Minister Dissanayke to the public braving the
bullets during a dark era in the country's history.
Minister Dissanayake paying tribute to the Ayurvedic doctors who
completed 25 year services said the new hospital contained facilities to
treat even foreigners.
He said the Indigenous Medicine Ministry held a workshop for farmers
in Hambantota District to introduce organic farming. During the past
seasons farmers in Hambantota were able to cultivate without difficulty
due to the efforts of Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, he said.
Indigenous Medicine Ministry Secretary Lalith Kanangara, Ayurvedic
Commissioner Palitha Weerakoon and Hambantota Mayor Eraj Frenando also
participated. |
