Sri Lanka, Jan. 6 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal to take necessary steps to acquire services and equipment to diagnose non-communicable diseases under the suitable public-private partnership (PPP) subject to a performance based payment scheme.

The demand for obtaining higher-level services to diagnose diseases has been increasing within the public health system in Sri Lanka due to the growth of non-communicable diseases and comprehensive services at all levels of care.

However, when obtaining reports from key equipment such as CT scanners, MRI scanners, DSA, cardiac catheterization units, and automated hematology and biochemistry analyzers, it has been observed that such patients have encountered immens...