Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa has revealed plans for the development of both human and physical resources at Jaffna Teaching Hospital, the main and only teaching hospital in the Northern Province.
During a special inspection of the hospital on Saturday (12), it was also revealed that rapid development programs are underway to enhance hospital infrastructure and service quality under the minister’s direction.
According to the Health Ministry, the minister’s visit aimed to strengthen healthcare services and provide quality, efficient medical care to residents of Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, and Vavuniya districts.
During the visit, Minister Jayatissa inspected various departments, including Outpatients, Surgical Units, Inpatient Wards, Emergency Unit, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, CT Scan Unit, Urological Surgery Wards, and the hospital’s treatment and development projects.
Guidance was also offered to doctors, specialists, nurses, and administrative staff to improve service delivery, while staff members also had the opportunity to raise current challenges and suggestions.
Minister Nalinda Jayatissa further emphasized that ensuring complete treatment and recovery of patients is the responsibility of everyone in the healthcare system, from the lowest-level worker to the minister. A detailed discussion was later held with the hospital administration and staff.
The hospital provides healthcare across five districts, conducts over 20,000 obstetric procedures and over 5,500 deliveries annually. It performs more than 22,000 minor surgeries and 13,000 major surgeries each year, supported by a state-of-the-art laboratory.
The inspection was attended by Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ramalingam Chandrasekar, local MPs Dr. S. Sribhavantharaja and Karunanandan Elankumaran, Director Dr. T. Sathyamoorthy, Deputy Directors Dr. C.S. Jamunanathan and T. Kuhathasan, political representatives, medical specialists, nurses, and committee members. (Newswire)
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