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Health Ministry places accent on primary health care

The total population of Sri Lanka is only 20 million but about 100 million patients obtain treatment from state and private hospitals annually. Sri Lanka spends over 80 per cent of its annual health budget on curative care and only 20 per cent is spent on primary health care (preventive health care). This should be changed, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said.

Minister Sirisena said that priority has been given to improve primary health care under the Health Ministry’s five year Health Development Action Plan which will be implemented from 2012 to 2017 to upgrade the health sector.

The number of patients who seek medical treatment from state and private hospitals are rapidly increasing despite the increased monetary allocations by the government to develop infrastructure facilities of hospitals such as buildings, modern technology and latest medical equipment etc.

Minister Sirisena pointed out that over 55 million persons receive OPD and in-house treatment from state hospitals annually and another 50 million receive medical treatment from private hospitals. He asked officials to present proposals to improve preventive care as against curative care. The five year action plan covers 24 fields in the health sector.

The minister stressed that in another five years health officials who are today in various positions may not be there because of their retirement and even the current Health Minister may not be there to handle tasks. But it is the responsibility of all to ensure the quality of the country’s free health service on behalf of the people.

 

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