Budget proposals.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in his budget speech that Rs. 604 billion will be allocated for the health sector in 2025.
The government has allocated Rs. 185 billion in this budget for the purchase of medicines and medical equipment.
Rs. 200 million has been allocated to establish an autism treatment center at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital (LRH) in Colombo.
The President also said that Rs. 7500 million will be allocated to provide nutritional support to pregnant mothers.