The Ministry of Health (; ) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for health. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on health, nutrition, indigenous medicine and other subjects which come under its purview.
Provincial councils are constitutionally responsible for operating the majority of the Sri Lanka's public hospitals but some, known as line ministry hospitals, come under the direct control of the central government in Colombo. As of 2016 there were 47 line ministry hospitals (including all of the country's teaching hospitals), accounting for 47% (36,000) of all public hospital beds in the country.
The current Minister of Health portfolio is held by Dr Nalinda Jayatissa.
Ministers The Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
Parties
+ Ministers of HealthNamePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeHead of governmentMinisterial titleRefs Minister of Health United National Party Minister of Health and Local Government United National Party Minister of Health Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Health and Social Services Minister of Health Minister of Health and Housing United National Party Minister of Health Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party United National Party Minister of Women's Affairs and Teaching Hospitals United National Party Minister of Health and Women's Affairs Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Health and Social Services Minister of Health, Highways and Social Services Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Health United National Party Minister of Health, Nutrition and Welfare Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Health, Indigenous Medicine and Social Services Minister of Healthcare, Nutrition and Uva-Wellassa Development Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Health United National Party 12 January 2015 Rajitha SenaratneSri Lanka Freedom Party12 January 201517 August 2015Maithripala SirisenaMinister of Health and Indigenous MedicineRajitha SenaratneUnited National Party4 September 201521 November 2019Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous MedicinePavithra Devi WanniarachchiSri Lanka Freedom Party22 November 201912 August 2020Gotabaya RajapaksaMinister of Healthcare and Indigenous Medical ServicesSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna12 August 202018 April 2022Minister of HealthChanna JayasumanaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna18 April 20229 May 2022Keheliya RambukwellaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna23 May 202222 July 202222 July 202223 October 2023Ranil WickremesingheMinister of Health and Water SupplyRamesh PathiranaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna23 October 2023 24 September 2024Minister of HealthHarini AmarasuriyaNational People's Power24 September 202418 November 2024Anura Kumara DissanayakeMinister of HealthNalinda JayatissaNational People's Power18 November 2024IncumbentMinister of Health and Mass Media
Secretaries
+ Health SecretariesNameTook officeLeft officeTitleRefs Health Secretary Health Secretary Health Secretary Health and Indigenous Medicine Secretary Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Secretary Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Secretary
References
External links health.gov.lk