Annual Report 2008 - Ministry of Finance and Planning

2. Fiscal Developments - 2008
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Box 2.3
Financing the Health Sector Contd.
Resource Base in the Private Sector
Item
No
Key Health Facilities (a)
Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes 151
Medical Laboratories 434
Medical Centres / Screening
Centres / Day
Care Medical Centres/ Channel
241
Consultations
General Practices/ Dispensaries /
Medical Clinics
Full Time 391
Part Time 1,086
Dental Surgeries
Full Time 108
Part Time 99
Medical Specialist Practices
Full Time 19
Part Time 20
Private Ambulance Services 11
Other Private Medical Institutions 59
Hospital projects approved under
Section 17 of the BOI Law
Awaiting Commercial Operation 11
In Commercial Operation 18
Key Health Personnel (b)
Medical Officers
Full Time 212
Part Time 8,500
Source: Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition, Private Health Services
Regulatory Council and Board of Investment
(a)
Registered under Private Health Sector Regulatory Council,
dental surgeries etc. through the establishment of Private
Health Regulatory Council under the Private Medical
Institutions Act No. 21 of 2006.
Indigenous System of Medicine (ISM)
The support given by the Government for the development
of traditional systems of medicine continued further in 2008.
The total investment for the development of Indigenous
and Ayurvedic Medicine sectors have increased from Rs.
683 million in 2007 to Rs.739 million in 2008 indicating a 8
percent increase over 2007.
Osu Govi Gammana, one of the key development projects
commenced in 2005 to cultivate 12 identified varieties of
medicinal plants with the intension of minimizing the costs
involved in importation of such products, was converted to
an Osu Govi Company Limited in 2008 ensuring independent
operation of the program.
A greater emphasis has also been given to improve the
preventive health services with the application of Ayurvedic
system of medicine. Moreover, development of the Ayurveda
Teaching Hospital at Borella (Master Plan), Helaveda Medura
Program, and the Development of Homeopathy System are
some of the major interventions successfully carried out with
the intention of developing curative health care services in
2008. Construction work of the ward complex at Ayurveda
Teaching Hospital at Borella is now nearing completion of
which the total cost is Rs 1,204 million. A special emphasis
was also given on Ayurveda Research with the initiation of
the Mihintale Research Hospital at a cost of Rs. 587 million
in 2008 while constructing the Hambantota Ayurveda
Hospital at a cost of Rs. 117 million.
Sri Lanka as at Dec. 2008
(b)
By end 2007
However, the Government continues to ensure that
the patients get value for their money at private health
institutions by registering the private medical institutions
such as hospitals, nursing homes, channel consultations,
Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2008