Sri Lanka, July 14 -- Steps will be taken to promptly grant appointments to 304 Ayurvedic doctors, as approval for these appointments has already been granted, Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.

Health Minister Dr. Jayatissa further stated that there are over 1,000 doctors in the field of Ayurveda, but not all of them can be absorbed into the state service.

These remarks were made during a special meeting held following an inspection visit by the Minister to the Kaithady Siddha Teaching Hospital in Jaffna, which operates under the Department of Indigenous Medicine of the Ministry of Health and Mass Media.

The Minister noted that after providing residential training to these doctors, opportunities could be created...