The government-launched health sector development programme in the Kalmunai Regional Director of Health Services limit areas is nearing completion, Eastern Province Health, Indigenous Medicine, Social Services, Probation, Child Care and Rural Electrification Minister A.L.M. Nazeer said.
A progress review meeting was held recently in this regard at the Kalmunai RDHS Office Auditorium.
Minister Nazeer said, development projects in the Kalmunai region should be completed soon and the projects will be opened to the public by Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senarathna on September for the use of the public.He said, several development projects in Kalmunai, Sammanthurai, Addalaichenai and Thirukkovil MOH areas were scheduled to be completed by the end of the September and that an amount of Rs. 360 million has been allocated to this purpose.
Minister Nazeer directed officials to expedite the remaining work in the Kalmunai region.
Eastern Provincial Health Ministry Assistant Secretaries M. Hussaindeen and M.I. Firnas, Provincial Health Director Dr. M. Muruganantham, Kalmunai RDHS Dr. A.L. Alawdeen and Health Department officials participated.