Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Health
සෞඛ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය
சுகாதார அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed1931; 93 years ago (1931)
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Headquarters385 Ven. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha, Maradana, Colombo
6°55′12.40″N 79°51′54.60″E / 6.9201111°N 79.8651667°E / 6.9201111; 79.8651667
EmployeesIncrease 150,273 (2020)[1]
Annual budgetDecrease LKR 322 billion (2023)[2]
(4.1% of GDP)
Minister responsible
Child agencies
  • List
    • Ayurvedic Medical Council
    • Department of Ayurveda
    • Department of Health Services
    • Medical Research Institute
    • National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol
    • National Health Council
    • National Health Development Fund
    • National Institute of Health Science
    • National Institute of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation
    • Private Medical Institute Council
    • Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation
    • Sri Lanka Medical Council
    • Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited
    • State Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    • State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation
Websitehealth.gov.lk
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Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka) is located in Colombo District
Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka)
Location in Colombo District

The Ministry of Health[3] (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.[4]

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.[5]

The current Minister of Health portfolio is held by Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya since 2024.

  1. ^ "Sri Lanka's exodus of healthcare workers". Himal Southasian. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka to open 10 paying wards by end-2023 – minister". EconomyNext. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General Government Notifications The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 21 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Summary of Government Hospitals". Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Sri Lanka. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.