Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne has decided to establish a Geriatric Unit in every district considering the rapidly increasing elderly population in Sri Lanka, a Health Ministry spokesman said.
According to the spokesman, the Thalangama Hospital will be developed with the assistance of the World Bank and the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) and a special Geriatric Unit will be established there.
The approval of the Western Provincial Council has already been granted for the project. The project is to be implemented under the National Elderly Health Policy. Long term projects should be implemented for the welfare of elders according to the policy, he said.
Matale and Dambulla hospitals will be developed with foreign aid. A lot of development projects to be carried out in Provincial Hospitals, he added.