Sri Lanka, March 15 -- A three-member committee has been appointed by the Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Anil Jasinghe, to investigate and submit a report on the security and facility-related concerns affecting the staff of Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.

The committee is chaired by the Director of Health Services, North Western Province, Specialist Dr. M.K. Sampath Indika Kumara, with W.U.K. Kruse, Minister of Health (Administration), and O.B.J. De Silva, Investigation Officer, Ministry of Health, as members.

The appointment follows concerns arising from an incident at the hospital on Monday (10), which highlighted significant administrative deficiencies, including inadequate security, lack of proper facilities...