<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">SIRIMAL PEIRIS</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sirimalp@sltnet.lk">sirimalp@sltnet.lk</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">




















<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">PHM Monthly Meeting January 2019<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">This meeting was held on 20.01.2019.Participants included the
former Minister and currently Member of Parliament . <span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><span> </span>This meeting focused basically
on the inclusion of health rights in the Sri Lankan Constitution. Although
there had been some progress in the continued efforts, the draft prepared by
the Constitutional Committee in September 2018 had not included the PHM request
in full.<span>  </span>Therein, essential parts had
been dropped to the displeasure of the members and what has been included
seemed an escape from the responsibility while proving space for privatization
efforts.<span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">As such, the discussions in this meeting focused on future
action regarding this issue.<span>  </span>Following
decisions were taken to continue this struggle:<span></span></p>

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</span></span></span>To present the issue in the Parliament of Sri Lanka
as a personal proposal the special guest, Parliamentarian and PHM member agreed
to proceed with this.<span></span></p>

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</span></span></span>The Head, Department of Community Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo agreed to find information on privatization
of health services.<span></span></p>

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</span></span></span>Agreed to hold a meeting involving all political
parties to discuss about the right to health to make them aware and to include
in the Constitution. <span> </span><span></span></p>

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</span></span></span>A former epidemiologist member agreed to conduct
a study on army health issues.<span></span></p>

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made<span>  </span>participants aware about
contributing to PHM General Body to cover up at least part of the over expenses
incurred during the PHA 4.<span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Sirimal Peiris<span></span></p>

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