Srilanka, July 14 -- The Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, recently visited the Kaithady Siddha Teaching Hospital in Jaffna, which operates under the Indigenous Medicine Division of the Ministry of Health and Mass Media.

A special meeting was held at the hospital auditorium with local political leaders and hospital staff, including the Chief Medical Superintendent of Kaithady Siddha Teaching Hospital. During the session, the Minister was briefed on the hospital's 2025 strategic goals, outpatient statistics, pharmaceutical production, academic training, research, infrastructure development, and staffing needs.

Dr. Jayatissa emphasized that indigenous systems like Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani are an integral part o...