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National policy on foreign medical degrees soon
The Cabinet has given its approval to appoint a committee headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister to prepare a national policy that includes the standards and criteria to be based on the recognition of medical degree courses offered by internationally recognized universities.
Approval also has been granted to make appropriate recommendations to amend the provisions of the Medical Ordinance to suit the current needs.
Based on the report containing the recommendations of the said committee.
President and the Minister of Health presented a combined proposal to take the necessary steps to enact necessary legal provisions so that the medical degrees awarded by foreign universities within No. 1 to 1000 international rankings, can be accepted in Sri Lanka.
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