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President’s Fund sees 59% surge in medical aid applications within one year
Medical assistance applications under Sri Lanka's President's Fund have increased by 59% within a year, following the decentralisation and digitalisation
Summary
The rise in applications comes after medical assistance services under the President's Fund were decentralised and made accessible through all Divisional Secretariat offices, reducing the need for applicants to travel to Colombo. The Northern Province recorded a 253% increase, while applications rose by 135% in the Eastern Province and 116% in the Central Province.
What this story is about
Organisations
- President's Media Division2
- President's Fund2
- Divisional Secretariats
- Divisional Secretariat
Places
- Northern Province2
- Central Province2
- Divisional Secretariat
- Eastern Province
- Uva Province
- Colombo
Keywords
- applications2
- medical2
- surge2
- aid2
- decentralization
- digitalization
- within
- sees
- year
- one
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