ඇස්සට දත නියවීම
With educated youth unemployed, Sri Lanka is importing nurses from Kerala; the Health Secretary expects 5,000 to be needed within five years and private hospitals already employ hundreds. Government hospitals have 14,750 nurses against 30,000 needed, and pharmacists, radiographers and technicians are also short. The piece asks why students who miss medical entry are not trained for these jobs, noting unemployment of 13 per cent among women and 19.6 per cent among those with A-levels.