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Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka)
The Ministry of Health[4] (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.[5]
| සෞඛ්ය අමාත්යාංශය சுகாதார அமைச்சு | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1931 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | 385 Ven. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha, Maradana, Colombo 6°55′12.40″N 79°51′54.60″E / 6.9201111°N 79.8651667°ECoordinates: 6°55′12.40″N 79°51′54.60″E / 6.9201111°N 79.8651667°E |
| Employees | 67,000 (2015)[1] |
| Annual budget | [2] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Ministry executive |
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| Child agencies |
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| Website | health.gov.lk |
| Map | |
Location in Colombo District | |
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.[6]
The current Minister of Health is Keheliya Rambukwella.[3] The Permanent Secretary is Major General Dr Sanjeewa Munasinghe[7]
Ministers
The Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2014) |
| Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Head of government | Ministerial title | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. B. Panabokke | 1931 | 1931 | Minister of Health | [8][9] | |||||
| W. A. de Silva | 1936 | 1946 | [10][11] | ||||||
| S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | United National Party | 26 September 1947 | 12 July 1951 | D. S. Senanayake | Minister of Health and Local Government | [12][13] | |||
| Dudley Senanayake | United National Party | 1952 | Dudley Senanayake | [14] | |||||
| E. A. Nugawela | Minister of Health | [15] | |||||||
| John Kotelawala | [16] | ||||||||
| Vimala Wijewardene | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 12 April 1956 | June 1959 | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | [17][18] | ||||
| A. P. Jayasuriya | 26 September 1959 | 8 December 1959 | W. Dahanayake | [19] | |||||
| M. V. P. Peiris | 23 March 1960 | 1960 | Dudley Senanayake | Minister of Health and Social Services | [19] | ||||
| A. P. Jayasuriya | 23 July 1960 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Health | [20] | |||||
| Badi-ud-din Mahmud | 28 May 1963 | Minister of Health and Housing | [21] | ||||||
| M. D. H. Jayawardena | United National Party | Dudley Senanayake | Minister of Health | [22][23] | |||||
| George Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | [24][25] | ||||||
| Siva Obeyesekere | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1976 | 1977 | [26][27] | |||||
| Ranjit Atapattu | United National Party | 1982 | 1989 | J. R. Jayewardene | [28][29] | ||||
| Sunethra Ranasinghe | United National Party | 1983 | 1985 | [30] | |||||
| 1985 | 1989 | Minister of Women's Affairs and Teaching Hospitals | [31] | ||||||
| Renuka Herath | United National Party | 1989 | 1994 | Ranasinghe Premadasa | Minister of Health and Women's Affairs | [32][33] | |||
| A. H. M. Fowzie | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1994 | D. B. Wijetunga | Minister of Health and Social Services | [34] | ||||
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Health, Highways and Social Services | [35][36] | |||||||
| John Seneviratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 19 October 2000 | Minister of Health | [37][38] | |||||
| P. Dayaratna | United National Party | 12 December 2001 | Minister of Health, Nutrition and Welfare | [39][40][41] | |||||
| Nimal Siripala de Silva | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 14 September 2001 | Minister of Health, Indigenous Medicine and Social Services | [42][43] | |||||
| 10 April 2004 | Minister of Healthcare, Nutrition and Uva-Wellassa Development | [44][45][46] | |||||||
| 23 November 2005 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition | [47][48][49] | ||||||
| Maithripala Sirisena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 | 21 November 2014 | Minister of Health | [50][51][52][53] | ||||
| Tissa Attanayake | United National Party | 11 December 2014 | [54][55][56] | ||||||
| Rajitha Senaratne | 12 January 2015 | 17 August 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine | [57][58][59] | ||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party[60][61] | |||||||||
| Democratic National Movement[62][63] | |||||||||
| 4 September 2015 | 21 November 2019 | Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine | [64][65][66] | ||||||
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2015) |
| Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Head of government | Ministerial title | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Dayaratna | United National Party | 12 December 2001 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Health, Nutrition and Welfare | [39][40][41] | ||||
| Nimal Siripala de Silva | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 10 April 2004 | Minister of Healthcare, Nutrition and Uva-Wellassa Development | [44][45][46] | |||||
| 23 November 2005 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition | [47][48][49] | ||||||
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2015) |
| Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Head of government | Ministerial title | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tissa Karalliyadde | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 19 October 2000 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Indigenous Medicine | [37] | ||||
| 10 April 2004 | [44][45] | ||||||||
| Piyasena Gamage | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | [50][51][52] | |||||
| Salinda Dissanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 November 2010 | [67][68] | ||||||
| Rajitha Senaratne | 12 January 2015 | 17 August 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine | [57][58][59] | ||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party[60][61] | |||||||||
| Democratic National Movement[62][63] | |||||||||
| 4 September 2015 | 21 November 2019 | Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine | [64][65][66] | ||||||
Secretaries
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2015) |
| Name | Took office | Left office | Title | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. R. C. Ruberu | 25 April 2010 | Health Secretary | [69][70] | |
| Y. D. Nihal Jayathilaka | 12 July 2012 | Health Secretary | [71] | |
| W. Sudharma Karunaratne | 29 May 2014 | Health Secretary | [72][73] | |
| D. M. R. B. Dissanayake | 19 January 2015 | Health and Indigenous Medicine Secretary | [74][75][76][77] | |
| Upali Marasinghe | 8 September 2015 | Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Secretary | [78][79][80] | |
| P. H. J. B. Sugathadasa | 16 June 2017 | Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Secretary | [81] |
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External links
- health.gov.lk