The Ministry of Health will award appointments to 228 Public Health Management Assistants under its human resource development programme, at a ceremony chaired by Minister Dr Nalinda Jayatissa at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute on July 16.
According to the Health Ministry, the initiative is part of a broader plan to strengthen staffing in the health sector.
As the first phase, the ministry appointed 627 Health Services Assistants for the Western Province on 4 July. Further appointments will follow: 600 Health Services Assistants on 18 July and 762 on 1 August. In addition, the ministry has arranged to appoint 295 Dengue Control Assistants and 121 Overseers within the next two weeks.
Health authorities state that the programme aims to improve the quality of Sri Lanka’s free healthcare system, increase hospital efficiency, and ensure uninterrupted patient care and administration.
The recruitment drive is being implemented under the direct guidance of Minister Jayatissa, with a pledge of full transparency.
The appointments are expected to provide permanent solutions to long‑standing staff shortages repeatedly highlighted by health‑sector trade unions and stakeholders. (Newswire)