Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva
2026-02-17
## Summary Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva directed a written question to the Minister of Health and Mass Media seeking comprehensive information on measures taken to improve healthcare access and services for persons with disabilities in Sri Lanka. The question covers four areas under two parts: physical and clinical accessibility, priority identification procedures at medical institutions, staff training on disability-related competencies, and technological strategies for addressing healthcare needs of persons with disabilities. The member also sought specific details on financial assistance programmes for medicines and diagnostic tests, as well as steps taken to ensure equal access to health services across the board.
Improvement of Health Facilities for Persons with Disabilities: Steps Taken
To ask the Minister of Health and Mass Media:
(a) Will he inform this House—
- (i) the steps taken within the health sector to ensure the health and well-being of persons with disabilities;
- (ii) the steps taken to provide facilities enabling them to access clinical and other services;
- (iii) the procedures in place to identify persons with disabilities and grant them priority when accessing medical institutions; and
- (iv) the steps taken to enhance the professional and attitudinal competencies of officers providing health services to persons with disabilities?
(b) Will he also inform this House—
- (i) the technological strategies adopted to address the health issues of persons with disabilities;
- (ii) the steps taken to use modern technology to improve health cooperation facilities;
- (iii) the steps taken to implement a programme to provide financial assistance for medicines and tests; and
- (iv) the steps taken to ensure equal access to health services?
(c) If not, why?