Sri
Lanka is divided into eight Provinces 25 Districts and 305
Divisional Secretary areas. The Provincial Administration is vested in
the Provincial Councils, consisting of elected representatives of the
people ,headed by a Governor who is nominated by the Central Government in the Health sector, the Provincial Director is the
Chief Administrative Officer in each Province.He has immediate support of the
Deputy Provincial Directors in each District.
The mid year population of
Sri Lanka for 2002 is 19.4 million. At present Sri Lanka has approximately
308 persons per square kilometer As at December 2003 there are 520
hospitals and 387 central dispensaries. Total bed strength is 61521 There were 112 private sector hospitals too. |
