Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital Had Taken Over To The Government Under A Tri Party Letter Of Intent-Legal Agreement To Be Signed Soon-Health Secretery

The Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital in Malabe had been taken over to the Government with effect from 01st of August 2017 under a Tri party"letter of  Intent "signed by three parties including the Ministry Of Health until the legal agreement regarding the taken over currently being drafted by Attorney General is finalized according to the Secretary to the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Janaka Sugathadasa.

Soon after the drafting of  legal agreement  on taking over the Neville Fernando Hospital to the government is finalized the relevant parties will sign it the Health Ministry Secretary has stated.

Responding to the accusations made by the Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) on that the Neville Fernando Hospital not taken over by the government legally ,Health Secretary has stressed that the taken over had done based on a decision taken by the Cabinet of Ministers and Health Ministry,SAITM Institute and Bank Of Ceylon had signed the letter of intent regarding the taken over.