PHM-Exch> [PHM NEWS] Sri Lanka: INCLUSION OF THE HEALTH RIGHT OF THE CITIZENS INTO THE CONSTITUTION

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: SIRIMAL PEIRIS <sirimalp at sltnet.lk>



A private member motion to include Health Rights of people in the
Constitution was included in the Order Paper of Parliament and is scheduled
to be taken shortly.  A great victory  for Peoples’ Health Movement of Sri
Lanka (PHM – SL) which had been advocating for this for nearly 20 years.



We salute Comrade Vasudeva Nanayakkara,  Member of Parliament and a Pioneer
Member of PHM – SL.  Following is the Notice of Motion and Order of the Day
from the Order Book No.3 of Parliament issued on Friday, July 26, 2019 :-



“ Hon. Vasudeva Nanayakkara – Inclusion of  the health right of citizens
into the Constitution – That this Parliament resolves that the right of
every citizen to obtain qualitative rehabilitation services and prevention
and counseling services in a fair manner to prevent communicable and non
communicable diseases and also the right to obtain free treatment at the
expense of the government for any accident encountered by him and for any
disease contracted by him should be accepted and the said rights should
also be included into the Constitution of Sri Lanka”.



Sirimal Peiris

for and on behalf of PHM – SL
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