Health Ministry To Charge A Treatment Fee From Patients Who Got Sick Due To Alcohol

Health Ministry to charge Treatment fee next year from the Patients who are admitted to Government Hospitals due to the illnesses related to Drinking of Alcohol  Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena said today.Addressing a Function in Kandy the Minister said every year Health Ministry spend an expenditure around Rs.3.5 million for treating Non Communicable diseases which majority are realted to Alcohol.

Every day around 300-350 people dying due to Non Communicable diseases such as Heart Diseases,High Blood Preasure,Diabetese,Kidney diseases and around 2000 people died due to the injuries caused because of  Road Accidents which majority of them related to alcoholism the Minister stressed.Taking into consideration these things the Health Ministry has decided to charge a fee from the  Alcoholic addicts begining next year minister further added.