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The Banning Of Sending Government Hospital Lab Tests To Private Sector Still Not Implemented

Although the Health Minister had orderd to stop sending Laboratory Tests performed in Government Hospitals to the Private Sector three weeks ago authorities have not taken any step to implement that decision yet according to the Government Hospital Sources.

 

The sources added that still the majority of Laboratory Tests can be performed at Government Hospital Laboratories including Full Blood Count,Fasting Blood Sugar,UFR (Urnine Test) and many more tests are sending to the Private Sector per the request of the Doctors.Even the Ministry Of Health still not able to issue a circular banning of sending those Lab Tests to the Private Sector Government Hospital spokesman said.

 

Government already has spend Millions of Rupees for the Lab Chemicals and Lab Equipments available in Government Hospital Laboratories annually.But due to the sending majority of the tests to the Private Sector the mentioned facilities are going waste according to him.

Emanthi Marambe: I am Emanthi Marambe a Senior Journalist attached to the Divaina Editorial of the Upali NewsPaper Limited in Sri Lanka.I have Thirteen years of experience in Journalism and followed several Local and Foreign Media Fellowship Programmes.
I am covering Health,Social Issues and International Affairs for the Paper.
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