COLOMBO, Jan. 8 -- A proposal to acquire advanced diagnostic services and equipment for the detection of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through a public-private partnership (PPP) model was approved by the Cabinet on Monday (5).

The proposal, presented by the Minister of Health and Mass Media, comes amid a growing demand for higher-level diagnostic services within Sri Lanka's public health system, driven by the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases and the expansion of comprehensive healthcare services across all levels of care.

Patients seeking diagnostic reports from critical equipment, including CT scanners, MRI scanners, digital subtraction angiography (DSA) units, cardiac catheterisation laboratories, and automated haemat...