As A Result Of Not Having A Single Doctor 41 Provincial Hospitals And Units In The Country Not Functioned-Ministry Of Health

As a result of not having a single doctor to treat patients 41 Provincial Hospitals and Primary Care Units attached to 15 districts in the island have been not functioned since few years according to Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine.

Accordingly 11 Provincial Hospitals and 30 Primary Care Units  attached to Anuradhapura,Polonnaruwa,Badulla,Monaragala,Mannar,Mulathivu,Kilinochchi,Batticloe,Ampara,Ratnapura,Matale,Nuwara Eliya,Kurunagala,Puttalam and Jaffna Districts have been not functioned due to not having doctors the Ministry has stated.

The Health Ministry is due to appoint few doctors each to these hospitals and units with effect from 06th of June in view of  enable them to function again it has been reported.