{"id":11557,"date":"2025-02-18T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=11557"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:19:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:19:01","slug":"discussion-between-the-presidents-secretary-and-the-heads-of-health-sectors-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=11557","title":{"rendered":"Discussion between the President&#8217;s Secretary and the Heads of Health Sectors Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>asianewsplusone.com sfmnewslk.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A special discussion was held between the President&#8217;s Secretary, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake and the Heads of Health Sectors at the Presidential Secretariat today (18).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was discussed to appoint a committee to look into the steps that the President&#8217;s Fund can take to minimize the queues as a large number of patients are waiting for surgeries in government hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President&#8217;s Secretary stated that the committee should submit a report on this within a month and that further steps will be taken accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large number of patients, including those with heart, eye and pediatric diseases, are waiting in line to undergo surgeries in government hospitals and attention was also paid to the relief that the President&#8217;s Fund and other sectors can provide to overcome the difficulties they are facing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, discussions were held regarding the possibility of performing surgeries after office hours in government hospitals, and the problems faced by doctors and staff were also discussed at length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputy Minister of Health Muditha Hansaka Wijemuni, Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Mass Media Dr. Anil 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