Colombo (LNW): The Badulla Provincial General Hospital in a strategic move to elevate the provision of medical education and services in the country has been officially upgraded to the status of a teaching hospital, Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Asela Gunawardena disclosed today (26).
This development marks the addition of the 22nd teaching hospital in the island nation, and is coincided with the commencement of construction for a ten-storey building designated as the Professorial Unit of the Faculty of Medicine at Uva Wellassa University.
The construction project, allocated a budget of Rs. 2.26 billion, is scheduled to conclude in December 2025.
The new building, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, is anticipated to play a crucial role in the training of the next generation of doctors and healthcare practitioners.