A parliamentary sub committee has recommended that the controversial South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) be converted into Public Private Partnership(PPP) while the Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital (NFTH) be acquired by the government and continued to be run as a hospital.
These recommendations were made by the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Higher Education of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development.
The Committee's report titled “Expansion of medical education in Sri Lanka with the participation of the Private Sector: Adopting SAITM as a model” was presented to Parliament by Chairman of the Oversight committee MP Suresh Vadivel.
Prof Ashu Marasinghe who heads the subcommittee said the Government can take over NFTH and turn it as a government hospital. Of the 1000 beds at NFTH, 100 beds should be reserved as a private wing. Avissawella, Mulleriyawa and Horana hospitals should be affiliated as additional teaching hospitals.
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