Sri Lanka’s primary healthcare system is set to be strengthened through reforms centred on the role of the family physician, following discussions held at the Ministry of Health and Mass Media. The meeting was chaired by Nalinda Jayatissa, Minister of Health and Mass Media, and attended by officials of the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka. During the discussion, CGPSL officials presented a series of proposals aimed at modernising primary healthcare services, including the introduction of electronic health records for all citizens, digitalisation of services, and the appointment of trained, full-time family physicians to manage primary care centres. Proposals…
Sri Lanka to strengthen primary healthcare with expanded family physician role
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