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SRI LANKA 7 MARCH <strong>2012</strong><br />
systems as well. Nearly 60% of the rural population relies on traditional and natural<br />
medicine for their primary health care.‖<br />
23.05 Detailed information on government hospitals and their respective bed strength is<br />
available from the website of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition<br />
(accessed on 1 June 2011), by clicking on the following hyperlinks:<br />
Hospital Bed Strength on Category of Hospitals by District<br />
Hospital and Bed Strength in Sri Lanka by District – Year 2010<br />
Hospitals under Line Ministry 2010<br />
23.06 The same website 446 recorded that, as of December 2010, in total in Sri Lanka there<br />
were 1,042 hospitals with a total of 69,501 hospital beds.<br />
23.07 The WHO Core Health Indicators, World health statistics 2008 447 , undated (website<br />
accessed on 1 June 2011) recorded that in 2004 (latest available figures) in Sri Lanka<br />
there were 10,479 physicians (between generalists and specialists) while the number of<br />
nursery and midwifery personnel was 33,233 and that of the pharmaceutical personnel<br />
was 990.<br />
23.08 Additional information is available from the Ministry of Health Health Manpower,<br />
updated on 31 December 2008 (website accessed on 3 February <strong>2012</strong>)<br />
23.09 A letter from the British High Commission (BHC), Colombo, dated 17 September<br />
2011 448 , quoting the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), reported that:<br />
―The health sector in Kilinochchi is facing staff shortages, in particular doctors. There is<br />
currently a lack of health infrastructure facilities and very few hospitals are functioning.<br />
The requirement for the district is 31 clinics, 13 healthcare centres and 13 hospitals.<br />
Currently there is 1 clinic, 11 healthcare centres and 1 hospital completed and<br />
functioning. A further 7 clinics, 1 healthcare centre and 6 hospitals are currently being<br />
built/renovated.‖<br />
―The health sector in Mullaitivu is also facing staff shortages, in particular doctors. There<br />
is currently a lack of health infrastructure facilities and few facilities functioning. The<br />
requirement for the district is 59 clinics, 59 healthcare centres and 16 hospitals.<br />
Currently there are no clinics, 2 healthcare centres and 5 hospitals completed and<br />
functioning. A further 4 clinics, 7 healthcare centre and 3 hospitals are currently being<br />
built/renovated.‖<br />
23.10 With regards to Jaffna, the same BHC letter 449 , quoting the Government Agent for<br />
Jaffna reported:<br />
446 Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, Medical Institutions and Bed Strength In Sri Lanka By Hospital<br />
Type – 2010, http://203.94.76.60/nihs/BEDS/bedsum2010.pdf date accessed 1 June 2011<br />
447 World Health Organisation(WHO),Core Health Indicators, World health statistics 2008, undated<br />
http://apps.who.int/whosis/database/core/core_select_process.cfm?country=lka&indicators=healthperson<br />
nel# date accessed 1 June 2011<br />
448 British High Commission, Colombo, letter dated 17 September 2011<br />
174 The main text of this <strong>COI</strong> <strong>Report</strong> contains the most up to date publicly available information as at 3 February <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Further brief information on recent events and reports has been provided in the Latest News section<br />
to 2 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.
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