Health Minister announces Rs. 590 billion allocation for health and media in 2027
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Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalintha Jayatissa announced that Rs. 590 billion has been allocated to the ministry for 2027. He added that the ten-year National Health Policy is finalized and ready for Cabinet submission.
Speaking on 30 October at the Kalutara National Institute of Health Sciences, Jayatissa inaugurated training, residential, and exercise facilities. These were funded with Rs. 176 million from the World Bank-assisted Primary Healthcare System Improvement Project.
Jayatissa noted that Rs. 52 billion is allocated for the primary healthcare project, Rs. 31 billion for an Asian Development Bank secondary hospital project, and Rs. 25 billion under JICA for tertiary hospital development.
