Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka)

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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]

Formed1931; 95 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
EmployeesIncrease 150,273 (2020)[1]
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Ministry of Health
සෞඛ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය
சுகாதார அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed1931; 95 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
EmployeesIncrease 150,273 (2020)[1]
Annual budgetIncrease LKR 604 billion (2025)[2]
Increase(6.7% 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
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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 Dr Nalinda Jayatissa.

Ministers

The Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

  Governors of British Ceylon   United National Party   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party   Eelam People's Democratic Party   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   National People's Power

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Ministers of Health
Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Head of government Ministerial title Refs
T. B. Panabokke19311931Minister of Health[6][7]
W. A. de Silva19361946[8][9]
S. W. R. D. BandaranaikeUnited National Party26 September 194712 July 1951D. S. SenanayakeMinister of Health and Local Government[10][11]
Dudley SenanayakeUnited National Party1952Dudley Senanayake[12]
E. A. NugawelaMinister of Health[13]
John Kotelawala[14]
Vimala WijewardeneSri Lanka Freedom Party12 April 1956June 1959S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike[15][16]
A. P. Jayasuriya26 September 19598 December 1959W. Dahanayake[17]
M. V. P. Peiris23 March 19601960Dudley SenanayakeMinister of Health and Social Services[17]
A. P. Jayasuriya23 July 1960Sirimavo BandaranaikeMinister of Health[18]
Badi-ud-din Mahmud28 May 1963Minister of Health and Housing[19]
M. D. H. JayawardenaUnited National PartyDudley SenanayakeMinister of Health[20][21]
George RajapaksaSri Lanka Freedom PartySirimavo Bandaranaike[22][23]
Siva ObeyesekereSri Lanka Freedom Party19761977[24][25]
Ranjit AtapattuUnited National Party19821989J. R. Jayewardene[26][27]
Sunethra RanasingheUnited National Party19831985[28]
19851989Minister of Women's Affairs and Teaching Hospitals[29]
Renuka HerathUnited National Party19891994Ranasinghe PremadasaMinister of Health and Women's Affairs[30][31]
A. H. M. FowzieSri Lanka Freedom Party1994D. B. WijetungaMinister of Health and Social Services[32]
Chandrika KumaratungaMinister of Health, Highways and Social Services[33][34]
John SeneviratneSri Lanka Freedom Party19 October 2000Minister of Health[35][36]
P. DayaratnaUnited National Party12 December 2001Minister of Health, Nutrition and Welfare[37][38][39]
Nimal Siripala de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom Party14 September 200110 April 2004Minister of Health, Indigenous Medicine and Social Services[40][41]
10 April 200423 November 2005Minister of Healthcare, Nutrition and Uva-Wellassa Development[42][43][44]
23 November 200523 April 2010Mahinda RajapaksaMinister of Healthcare and Nutrition[45][46][47]
Maithripala SirisenaSri Lanka Freedom Party23 April 201021 November 2014Minister of Health[48][49][50][51]
Tissa AttanayakeUnited National Party11 December 201412 January 2015[52][53][54]
Rajitha Senaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 Maithripala Sirisena Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine [55][56][57]
Rajitha Senaratne United National Party 4 September 2015 21 November 2019 Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine [58][59][60]
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 November 2019 12 August 2020 Gotabaya Rajapaksa Minister of Healthcare and Indigenous Medical Services
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 12 August 2020 18 April 2022 Minister of Health
Channa Jayasumana Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 18 April 2022 9 May 2022
Keheliya Rambukwella Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 23 May 2022 22 July 2022
22 July 2022 23 October 2023 Ranil Wickremesinghe Minister of Health and Water Supply
Ramesh Pathirana Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 23 October 2023 24 September 2024 Minister of Health
Harini Amarasuriya National People's Power 24 September 2024 18 November 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake Minister of Health [61]
Nalinda Jayatissa National People's Power 18 November 2024 Incumbent Minister of Health and Mass Media [62]
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Secretaries

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Health Secretaries
Name Took office Left office Title Refs
T. R. C. Ruberu25 April 2010Health Secretary[63][64]
Y. D. Nihal Jayathilaka12 July 2012Health Secretary[65]
W. Sudharma Karunaratne29 May 2014Health Secretary[66][67]
D. M. R. B. Dissanayake19 January 2015Health and Indigenous Medicine Secretary[68][69][70][71]
Upali Marasinghe8 September 2015Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Secretary[72][73][74]
P. H. J. B. Sugathadasa16 June 2017Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Secretary[75]
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