Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka)
The Ministry of Health (Sinhala: සෞඛ්ය අමාත්යාංශය, romanized: Saukhya Amāthyānshaya; Tamil: சுகாதார அமைச்சு, romanized: Cukātāra Amaiccu) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for health. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on health, nutrition, indigenous medicine and other subjects which come under its purview.Provincial councils are constitutionally responsible for operating the majority of the Sri Lanka's public hospitals but some, known as line ministry hospitals, come under the direct control of the central government in Colombo. As of 2016 there were 47 line ministry hospitals (including all of the country's teaching hospitals), accounting for 47% (36,000) of all public hospital beds in the country.The current Minister of Health is Ramesh Pathirana. The Current Secretary is Dr Palitha Maheepala.
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Deans Road, Colombo Suduwella
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Ministry of Health
Deans Road 385
00200 Colombo, Suduwella
Western Province, Sri Lanka
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