Health Ministry Wants to prepare Patients Charter not Citizens Charter

Health Ministry has decided to make a Patients Charter instead of the Citizens Charter proposed by the Ministry of Public Administration to all the Government Institutions and companies in Sri Lanka.Health Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage already informed on this to the Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administrations.

Ministry of Public Administrations under a Special Circular Dated 20-03-2008 instructed All Government Institutions and Companies to make and present a Citizens Charter which portraying the needs and rights of the Public.

The patients Charter will catering the needs and rights of the patients and therefore no need to make another Charter Deputy Director General of Health Services(Medical Services-2) Dr.Wimal Jayantha said.