Private Contractors who are Supplying Food To the Government Hospitals Stop Supplying Food Items to Four State Hospitals Due to Not receiving their Payments for the Service from the Health Ministry.Food Supply to the Anuradhapura Teaching,Kurunagala Teaching ,Badulla General and the Rathnapura General Hospitals put on Halt due to this and Hospital Authorities Buying Food from their respective Hospital Canteens and Provided to the patients Health Sources said Today(04).
Anuradhapura Hospital Authorities said that they need Rs.8 Million to pay For their Food Contractors for the last Three Month Period.
Meanwhile Highlighting this Issue and the Burden put onto the Patients Shoulder Due to This All Ceylon Health Services Union To Day Sent a Letter to the Health Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage and Urged Him to take Necessary action to Solve this Problem.Other State Owned Hospitals too Faced Similar Problems and altogether Around Rs.100 Million need to pay for the Food Contractors of these Hospitals Union said.If the Ministry is Not Taken any step to settled this Payments the Food Supplies of These Hospitals too may Stopped union further added.
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