The document provides an analysis of business opportunities for Philips Healthcare in Sri Lanka. It summarizes the current healthcare landscape and market potential, noting increasing government spending on healthcare and a growing private sector. It evaluates different business models for Philips' presence in Sri Lanka, from maintaining the current distributor model to establishing a branch office. The analysis recommends opening a liaison office to gain customer confidence and address the perception that Philips lacks a local presence. It outlines the registration process for a company in Sri Lanka and potential tax exemptions available.
Sri Lanka ranks 76th in the World Health Organization's ranking of health systems. Total health expenditure in Sri Lanka has increased since the 1990s, with private spending now accounting for over half of total expenditures. The government allocates around 5% of its budget to health spending, concentrating on hospitals. Both public and private sectors finance healthcare, with the government focusing on hospitals and preventive care while private spending goes mostly to outpatient and medicine costs. Key priorities for Sri Lanka's health system include expanding access to care, improving disease prevention programs, and increasing health promotion initiatives.
The document provides an analysis of business opportunities for Philips Healthcare in Sri Lanka. It summarizes the current healthcare landscape and market potential in Sri Lanka. It evaluates different business models for Philips' operations in Sri Lanka and proposes establishing a branch office (Model 4) to gain customer confidence and address the fast growth in healthcare demand. The justification discusses registering a company, taxes, and possible tax exemptions available. It indicates setting up a branch office would help Philips strengthen its presence and better address the needs of the growing Sri Lankan healthcare sector.
The study on social impact of free health service in Sri LankaRavi Kumudesh
Study on social impact of free health service in Sri Lanka
Ravi Kumudesh(kumudeshr@gmail.com)
Statistical data and the sense of community show a gap of total health expenditure and public health expenditure. This gap shows the problem of sustainability of free health and has created several problems on patients who visit the government hospital for their healthcare needs and health development in community.
This study is focused to clear out the disparity of the health policy by identifying the obstacles to obtain free healthcare facilities from state sector healthcare institutions, and to clarify evidently the circulation of additional amount of money in health service other than public health expenditure creating problems of free health service.
Questioner was the instrument used in primary data collection. Responses were analyzed with income levels. Availability of hospital facilities, mode of spending, utility of private and government health facilities, aptitude on current health trends and prevention healthcare were surveyed. Secondary data analysis also carried out based on WHO reports, reports of Ministry of Health and other international reports.
Primary data indicated inadequate facilities in state hospitals. Out of admitted patients 72% were requested some drugs and laboratory tests from outside. Every respondent spends some amount of money monthly for their health needs, even among low income levels. Only 21% was alert on preventive health care. Out of the respondents who utilize the private health care services 78% pay their expenditure from out of pocket. It includes both people with high income levels as well as low income levels. Secondary data analysis could justify the present situation of the country health. Public health expenditure share of total health expenditure is always less than 50%.
The research realized that all income levels utilize private sector for their health care needs. Most of people who utilize the private sector pay their bills out of pocket. These evidences show the disparity of free health policy and the nature of persisting health care service. Complete understand on this complicated underlying reality of health should be concerned in provision of sustainable health care service.
The Kingdom of Tonga has had one of the best overall levels of health within the Pacific as a result of a dramatic reduction in communicable diseases and maternal and child mortality since the 1950s. It is also on target to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) around maternal and child mortality. Adapting its strong primary health-care system to deal with the large financial burden associated with chronic and noncommunicable diseases and ensuring quality primary health-care services in remote areas are the main health sector challenges facing Tonga.
1) The document discusses access to medicines for sex workers living with HIV and how trade frameworks impact availability and affordability of treatment.
2) It describes how sex workers experience difficulties accessing HIV prevention and treatment due to human rights violations, stigma, and criminalization.
3) The World Trade Organization and intellectual property rights frameworks, including patents, can create barriers to accessing affordable medicines in developing countries by protecting pharmaceutical company profits over access to essential medicines.
The Kingdom of Bhutan has made great achievement in establishing and sustaining public financed and managed health system in the past five and a half decades. As enshrined in the Constitution, health services are free in the integrated traditional and allopathic medicines. The report also notes the epidemiological and health system challenges and the way forward to overcome in line with achieving SDGs.
This review outlines the main organizational, financing, human resources and service delivery features of the health-care system. Although there has been implement in overall health outcomes since the 1990’s the current levels are still below average for the country’s Pacific neighbors. The remoteness of the many rural communities has hampered improvements in health services. This is one of the major challenges that the country faces in order to achieve SDG heath targets by 2030. This Hits highlights steps taken to overcome challenges especially in the face of epidemiological change in disease burden that is slowly taking place in the country.
Sri Lanka ranks 76th in the World Health Organization's ranking of health systems. Total health expenditure in Sri Lanka has increased since the 1990s, with private spending now accounting for over half of total expenditures. The government allocates around 5% of its budget to health spending, concentrating on hospitals. Both public and private sectors finance healthcare, with the government focusing on hospitals and preventive care while private spending goes mostly to outpatient and medicine costs. Key priorities for Sri Lanka's health system include expanding access to care, improving disease prevention programs, and increasing health promotion initiatives.
The document provides an analysis of business opportunities for Philips Healthcare in Sri Lanka. It summarizes the current healthcare landscape and market potential in Sri Lanka. It evaluates different business models for Philips' operations in Sri Lanka and proposes establishing a branch office (Model 4) to gain customer confidence and address the fast growth in healthcare demand. The justification discusses registering a company, taxes, and possible tax exemptions available. It indicates setting up a branch office would help Philips strengthen its presence and better address the needs of the growing Sri Lankan healthcare sector.
The study on social impact of free health service in Sri LankaRavi Kumudesh
Study on social impact of free health service in Sri Lanka
Ravi Kumudesh(kumudeshr@gmail.com)
Statistical data and the sense of community show a gap of total health expenditure and public health expenditure. This gap shows the problem of sustainability of free health and has created several problems on patients who visit the government hospital for their healthcare needs and health development in community.
This study is focused to clear out the disparity of the health policy by identifying the obstacles to obtain free healthcare facilities from state sector healthcare institutions, and to clarify evidently the circulation of additional amount of money in health service other than public health expenditure creating problems of free health service.
Questioner was the instrument used in primary data collection. Responses were analyzed with income levels. Availability of hospital facilities, mode of spending, utility of private and government health facilities, aptitude on current health trends and prevention healthcare were surveyed. Secondary data analysis also carried out based on WHO reports, reports of Ministry of Health and other international reports.
Primary data indicated inadequate facilities in state hospitals. Out of admitted patients 72% were requested some drugs and laboratory tests from outside. Every respondent spends some amount of money monthly for their health needs, even among low income levels. Only 21% was alert on preventive health care. Out of the respondents who utilize the private health care services 78% pay their expenditure from out of pocket. It includes both people with high income levels as well as low income levels. Secondary data analysis could justify the present situation of the country health. Public health expenditure share of total health expenditure is always less than 50%.
The research realized that all income levels utilize private sector for their health care needs. Most of people who utilize the private sector pay their bills out of pocket. These evidences show the disparity of free health policy and the nature of persisting health care service. Complete understand on this complicated underlying reality of health should be concerned in provision of sustainable health care service.
The Kingdom of Tonga has had one of the best overall levels of health within the Pacific as a result of a dramatic reduction in communicable diseases and maternal and child mortality since the 1950s. It is also on target to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) around maternal and child mortality. Adapting its strong primary health-care system to deal with the large financial burden associated with chronic and noncommunicable diseases and ensuring quality primary health-care services in remote areas are the main health sector challenges facing Tonga.
1) The document discusses access to medicines for sex workers living with HIV and how trade frameworks impact availability and affordability of treatment.
2) It describes how sex workers experience difficulties accessing HIV prevention and treatment due to human rights violations, stigma, and criminalization.
3) The World Trade Organization and intellectual property rights frameworks, including patents, can create barriers to accessing affordable medicines in developing countries by protecting pharmaceutical company profits over access to essential medicines.
The Kingdom of Bhutan has made great achievement in establishing and sustaining public financed and managed health system in the past five and a half decades. As enshrined in the Constitution, health services are free in the integrated traditional and allopathic medicines. The report also notes the epidemiological and health system challenges and the way forward to overcome in line with achieving SDGs.
This review outlines the main organizational, financing, human resources and service delivery features of the health-care system. Although there has been implement in overall health outcomes since the 1990’s the current levels are still below average for the country’s Pacific neighbors. The remoteness of the many rural communities has hampered improvements in health services. This is one of the major challenges that the country faces in order to achieve SDG heath targets by 2030. This Hits highlights steps taken to overcome challenges especially in the face of epidemiological change in disease burden that is slowly taking place in the country.
Health Sector in India - Possibilities & GrowthTaru Bakshi
The document outlines strategies to improve India's health sector. It discusses India's achievements in health care to date, current challenges, and actions being taken. Five strategies are proposed: 1) increasing medical tourism, 2) boosting investment, 3) improving infrastructure, 4) increasing organ donation, and 5) greater societal integration and responsibility for health issues. The strategies aim to address lack of resources, unequal access to care, and low societal contribution to health issues.
Sri Lanka has achieved strong health outcomes over and above what is commensurate with its income level. The country has made significant gains in essential health indicators, witnessed a steady increase in life expectancy among its people, and eliminated malaria, filariasis, polio and neonatal tetanus. The Sri Lanka HiT review presents a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of the country’s health system, and the background and context within which the health system is situated. The review also presents information on reforms to address emerging health needs such as the growing challenge of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and serving a rapidly ageing population
THIS PPT IS ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN CHINA MOSTLY STUDIED IN ECONOMICS.
THIS ALSO SHOWS YOU ABOUT THE INSURANCE POLICY AND GDP RATE AND MANY MORE
The Solomon Islands HiT determines that the country’s health system has significant weaknesses but also considerable strengths. Despite the range and difficulty of issues facing policy-makers in the Solomon Islands, there have been significant achievements in health, including considerable progress in advancing population health status. The performance of the health system is positive, achieving high coverage, high satisfaction levels, and steady progress on health outcomes. Nonetheless, the country faces important health challenges that could undermine development gains made to date
Japan was one of the first countries to be hit by COVID-19 and declared a state of emergency by April 2020. Japan’s response to COVID-19 included the imposition of context-specific measures and restrictions based on local need to contain the spread of the disease. Containment measures were enacted under the Act on Special Measures for Pandemic Influenza and New Infectious Diseases Preparedness and Response. Citizens were requested to abide by containment measures that focused on avoiding the 3C’s: Closed spaces with poor ventilation; Crowded places; Close‐contact settings. Health infrastructure, workforce, and supply chain were strengthened, alongside social security interventions including financial support for citizens. Primary health centers were strengthened and were at the forefront of Japan’s COVID-19 response at the local level.
This publication presents the various measures that were put in place from the beginning of the outbreak until December 2020 to control COVID-19 transmission in the country. We aim to update this document as new policies and interventions are operationalized to respond to the outbreak.
Occupational health and primary health care in ThailandHealth and Labour
1) Nearly two-thirds of Thailand's working population are informal workers who face high risks of occupational diseases and injuries but have difficulty accessing occupational health services.
2) The Bureau of Occupational and Environmental Diseases developed a project to integrate basic occupational health services into primary care units to improve access for informal workers.
3) An evaluation found the primary care units were able to provide some basic occupational health activities and over 700,000 farmers received services, demonstrating the potential of this integrated model.
The document outlines several key challenges facing Sri Lanka's health system, including an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases due to an aging population and epidemiological transition. Emerging infectious diseases like dengue and COVID-19 also present challenges. Funding shortages constrain health sector development as most funds are spent on recurring costs rather than capital projects. There are issues with uneven distribution of healthcare workers, lack of continuous training programs, and overcrowding of secondary and tertiary hospitals due to direct access without proper referrals. Trade union interventions also pose problems for health sector reforms.
Japan has made numerous achievements in health most notably the world’s highest life-expectancy in the past two decades, since its founding Universal Health Insurance System in 1961. However, ageing population with low-fertility rates, stagnating economy, increasing burden of NCDs and growing use of expensive technologies pose the critical challenges in service delivery and financial stability in health. Japan HiT reports current health system reforms undertaken and also recent discussion on paradigm shift to the new system as proposed in Japan Vision: Health Care 2035.
This document summarizes Thailand's response to the COVID-19 pandemic between September 2020 and November 2020. It covers preventing local transmission through measures like health communication, physical distancing, and testing. It also discusses ensuring infrastructure and workforce capacity, providing health services, financing coverage, governance, and multi-sectoral measures. The November 2020 update focuses on gradually lifting restrictions while maintaining preparedness for a potential second wave through ongoing surveillance, prevention, and rapid response systems.
Indonesia has a mixed health system with both public and private provision of care. Key achievements include increased life expectancy and reductions in communicable disease rates. However, challenges remain such as the dual burden of disease, natural disasters, weak health information systems, and high out-of-pocket expenditures. Future prospects include expanding the use of telemedicine, incentivizing an even workforce distribution, and passing more legislation to clarify the health system framework.
Integrating Financing Schemes to Achieve Universal Coverage in Thailand:Anal...CREHS
1) Thailand achieved universal health care coverage in 2002 by introducing a tax-funded universal coverage scheme that provided insurance to 47 million people not covered by other programs.
2) The universal coverage policy aimed to remove financial barriers to healthcare through tax-funding and shifting costs from out-of-pocket payments to taxes.
3) Analysis found the universal coverage policy improved equity in healthcare use and financial risk protection, with healthcare use becoming more pro-poor and out-of-pocket costs becoming less regressive over time.
The People’s Republic of China has made great achievements in improving health status over the past six decades, mainly due to the government’s commitment to health, provision of cost effective public health programmes, growing coverage of health financial protection mechanisms and investments in an extensive health-care delivery network.
Universal health coverage was established in the WHO constitution of 1948 declaring health a fundamental human right.The goal of universal health coverage is to ensure that all people obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship when paying for them.
The Republic of Korea HiT notes that economic development and universal health coverage through national health insurance has led to a rapid improvement in health outcomes. Overall, the health status of the Korean population is better than that of many other Asian countries. Reducing inequality in health coverage outcomes, strengthening primary health care and improving coordination between hospitals and long-term care facilities to meet the needs of the aged population are the challenges facing the Government.
Universal Health Coverage and Health Insurance - IndiaDr Chetan C P
Presentation is a case about cutting the risk fragmentation and having a universal pool for Health Insurance as one of the tools for achieving UHC in India.
The Thailand HiT reports that sustained political commitment to the health of the population since the 1970s has resulted in significant investment in health infrastructure, in particular primary health care, district and provincial referral hospitals, and strengthened the overall functioning of the Thai health system. After Thailand achieved universal health coverage in 2002, public expenditure on health significantly increased from 63% to 77% and out-of-pocket expense was reduced from 27.2% to 12.4% of the total health spending in 2011.
Healthcare in India-Current State, Key ImperativesDr. Manav Dagar
The document discusses the current state of healthcare in India and provides an overview of the key issues and challenges. It notes that India ranks low on human development indices due to below par growth in health, education, and income. While some progress was made initially, India is likely to miss most Millennium Development Goals targets for health due to slow improvement across key indicators like child and maternal mortality rates. It highlights the need for the new National Health Policy to address gaps in accessibility, affordability and quality of healthcare services."
The document discusses Nepal's free healthcare policy introduced in 2006. It aims to provide equal access to healthcare for all citizens, especially the poor, as a fundamental right. The policy provides free services like consultations, treatments, surgeries and essential drugs at health centers and hospitals. However, there are challenges in implementing the policy like ensuring quality of care, identifying the poor, training health workers and monitoring the system. Proper budgeting, resources and evaluations are needed to improve healthcare access for all Nepalis as intended by the policy.
This is primarily based on a chapter from our most recent publication.
I want to acknowledge the authors of the chapter:
Melisa Tan, Victoria Haldane, Sue-Anne Toh & Helena Legido-Quigley from NUS
Martin McKee from LSHTM
Summary of the current 4 main NCDs situation in Asia including risk factors
Examples of health system response
Challenges
Philips aims to aggressively grow its business in Sri Lanka from 16 Cr OIT in 2012 to 50 Cr OIT in 2015, establishing itself as the market leader. It plans to target government tenders, projects, and private hospitals, focusing on tier 1 and tier cities with monitoring devices. To win, Philips will set up a local legal entity, increase coverage through direct and indirect sales, and establish clinical superiority through seminars. It will offer complete solutions to hospital promoters through products, financing, and training.
The document discusses initiatives by the Government of India to promote research and development in the pharmaceutical sector. It provides details about the Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme (DPRP) launched by the Department of Science and Technology. DPRP aims to enhance capabilities of the Indian drugs industry through public-private partnerships. It provides grants and soft loans to support collaborative R&D projects between public institutions and industry. Over 50 industry-institutional alliances have been formed under this program.
Health Sector in India - Possibilities & GrowthTaru Bakshi
The document outlines strategies to improve India's health sector. It discusses India's achievements in health care to date, current challenges, and actions being taken. Five strategies are proposed: 1) increasing medical tourism, 2) boosting investment, 3) improving infrastructure, 4) increasing organ donation, and 5) greater societal integration and responsibility for health issues. The strategies aim to address lack of resources, unequal access to care, and low societal contribution to health issues.
Sri Lanka has achieved strong health outcomes over and above what is commensurate with its income level. The country has made significant gains in essential health indicators, witnessed a steady increase in life expectancy among its people, and eliminated malaria, filariasis, polio and neonatal tetanus. The Sri Lanka HiT review presents a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of the country’s health system, and the background and context within which the health system is situated. The review also presents information on reforms to address emerging health needs such as the growing challenge of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and serving a rapidly ageing population
THIS PPT IS ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN CHINA MOSTLY STUDIED IN ECONOMICS.
THIS ALSO SHOWS YOU ABOUT THE INSURANCE POLICY AND GDP RATE AND MANY MORE
The Solomon Islands HiT determines that the country’s health system has significant weaknesses but also considerable strengths. Despite the range and difficulty of issues facing policy-makers in the Solomon Islands, there have been significant achievements in health, including considerable progress in advancing population health status. The performance of the health system is positive, achieving high coverage, high satisfaction levels, and steady progress on health outcomes. Nonetheless, the country faces important health challenges that could undermine development gains made to date
Japan was one of the first countries to be hit by COVID-19 and declared a state of emergency by April 2020. Japan’s response to COVID-19 included the imposition of context-specific measures and restrictions based on local need to contain the spread of the disease. Containment measures were enacted under the Act on Special Measures for Pandemic Influenza and New Infectious Diseases Preparedness and Response. Citizens were requested to abide by containment measures that focused on avoiding the 3C’s: Closed spaces with poor ventilation; Crowded places; Close‐contact settings. Health infrastructure, workforce, and supply chain were strengthened, alongside social security interventions including financial support for citizens. Primary health centers were strengthened and were at the forefront of Japan’s COVID-19 response at the local level.
This publication presents the various measures that were put in place from the beginning of the outbreak until December 2020 to control COVID-19 transmission in the country. We aim to update this document as new policies and interventions are operationalized to respond to the outbreak.
Occupational health and primary health care in ThailandHealth and Labour
1) Nearly two-thirds of Thailand's working population are informal workers who face high risks of occupational diseases and injuries but have difficulty accessing occupational health services.
2) The Bureau of Occupational and Environmental Diseases developed a project to integrate basic occupational health services into primary care units to improve access for informal workers.
3) An evaluation found the primary care units were able to provide some basic occupational health activities and over 700,000 farmers received services, demonstrating the potential of this integrated model.
The document outlines several key challenges facing Sri Lanka's health system, including an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases due to an aging population and epidemiological transition. Emerging infectious diseases like dengue and COVID-19 also present challenges. Funding shortages constrain health sector development as most funds are spent on recurring costs rather than capital projects. There are issues with uneven distribution of healthcare workers, lack of continuous training programs, and overcrowding of secondary and tertiary hospitals due to direct access without proper referrals. Trade union interventions also pose problems for health sector reforms.
Japan has made numerous achievements in health most notably the world’s highest life-expectancy in the past two decades, since its founding Universal Health Insurance System in 1961. However, ageing population with low-fertility rates, stagnating economy, increasing burden of NCDs and growing use of expensive technologies pose the critical challenges in service delivery and financial stability in health. Japan HiT reports current health system reforms undertaken and also recent discussion on paradigm shift to the new system as proposed in Japan Vision: Health Care 2035.
This document summarizes Thailand's response to the COVID-19 pandemic between September 2020 and November 2020. It covers preventing local transmission through measures like health communication, physical distancing, and testing. It also discusses ensuring infrastructure and workforce capacity, providing health services, financing coverage, governance, and multi-sectoral measures. The November 2020 update focuses on gradually lifting restrictions while maintaining preparedness for a potential second wave through ongoing surveillance, prevention, and rapid response systems.
Indonesia has a mixed health system with both public and private provision of care. Key achievements include increased life expectancy and reductions in communicable disease rates. However, challenges remain such as the dual burden of disease, natural disasters, weak health information systems, and high out-of-pocket expenditures. Future prospects include expanding the use of telemedicine, incentivizing an even workforce distribution, and passing more legislation to clarify the health system framework.
Integrating Financing Schemes to Achieve Universal Coverage in Thailand:Anal...CREHS
1) Thailand achieved universal health care coverage in 2002 by introducing a tax-funded universal coverage scheme that provided insurance to 47 million people not covered by other programs.
2) The universal coverage policy aimed to remove financial barriers to healthcare through tax-funding and shifting costs from out-of-pocket payments to taxes.
3) Analysis found the universal coverage policy improved equity in healthcare use and financial risk protection, with healthcare use becoming more pro-poor and out-of-pocket costs becoming less regressive over time.
The People’s Republic of China has made great achievements in improving health status over the past six decades, mainly due to the government’s commitment to health, provision of cost effective public health programmes, growing coverage of health financial protection mechanisms and investments in an extensive health-care delivery network.
Universal health coverage was established in the WHO constitution of 1948 declaring health a fundamental human right.The goal of universal health coverage is to ensure that all people obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship when paying for them.
The Republic of Korea HiT notes that economic development and universal health coverage through national health insurance has led to a rapid improvement in health outcomes. Overall, the health status of the Korean population is better than that of many other Asian countries. Reducing inequality in health coverage outcomes, strengthening primary health care and improving coordination between hospitals and long-term care facilities to meet the needs of the aged population are the challenges facing the Government.
Universal Health Coverage and Health Insurance - IndiaDr Chetan C P
Presentation is a case about cutting the risk fragmentation and having a universal pool for Health Insurance as one of the tools for achieving UHC in India.
The Thailand HiT reports that sustained political commitment to the health of the population since the 1970s has resulted in significant investment in health infrastructure, in particular primary health care, district and provincial referral hospitals, and strengthened the overall functioning of the Thai health system. After Thailand achieved universal health coverage in 2002, public expenditure on health significantly increased from 63% to 77% and out-of-pocket expense was reduced from 27.2% to 12.4% of the total health spending in 2011.
Healthcare in India-Current State, Key ImperativesDr. Manav Dagar
The document discusses the current state of healthcare in India and provides an overview of the key issues and challenges. It notes that India ranks low on human development indices due to below par growth in health, education, and income. While some progress was made initially, India is likely to miss most Millennium Development Goals targets for health due to slow improvement across key indicators like child and maternal mortality rates. It highlights the need for the new National Health Policy to address gaps in accessibility, affordability and quality of healthcare services."
The document discusses Nepal's free healthcare policy introduced in 2006. It aims to provide equal access to healthcare for all citizens, especially the poor, as a fundamental right. The policy provides free services like consultations, treatments, surgeries and essential drugs at health centers and hospitals. However, there are challenges in implementing the policy like ensuring quality of care, identifying the poor, training health workers and monitoring the system. Proper budgeting, resources and evaluations are needed to improve healthcare access for all Nepalis as intended by the policy.
This is primarily based on a chapter from our most recent publication.
I want to acknowledge the authors of the chapter:
Melisa Tan, Victoria Haldane, Sue-Anne Toh & Helena Legido-Quigley from NUS
Martin McKee from LSHTM
Summary of the current 4 main NCDs situation in Asia including risk factors
Examples of health system response
Challenges
Philips aims to aggressively grow its business in Sri Lanka from 16 Cr OIT in 2012 to 50 Cr OIT in 2015, establishing itself as the market leader. It plans to target government tenders, projects, and private hospitals, focusing on tier 1 and tier cities with monitoring devices. To win, Philips will set up a local legal entity, increase coverage through direct and indirect sales, and establish clinical superiority through seminars. It will offer complete solutions to hospital promoters through products, financing, and training.
The document discusses initiatives by the Government of India to promote research and development in the pharmaceutical sector. It provides details about the Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme (DPRP) launched by the Department of Science and Technology. DPRP aims to enhance capabilities of the Indian drugs industry through public-private partnerships. It provides grants and soft loans to support collaborative R&D projects between public institutions and industry. Over 50 industry-institutional alliances have been formed under this program.
Aine Carroll, National Director of Clinical Strategy & Programmes, HSEInvestnet
The document discusses the challenges of clinical leadership in Ireland and reforming the health system. It outlines why reform is needed, including improving service delivery through integrated models of care. It summarizes some of the achievements of Ireland's National Clinical Programmes in reducing wait times and lengths of stay for various conditions. It also discusses some of the problems within the current system like lack of integration and the need for reform of the clinical strategy and programmes division.
This document outlines the structure and terms for outsourcing the operations and management of community health centers in Uttarakhand, India to private partners through a public-private partnership model. Key aspects include a 10-year concession period, provision of capital grants for equipment purchases, monthly operating grants, responsibilities of the private partner for clinical services, staffing, maintenance and more. Performance will be monitored based on key indicators like staff attendance and equipment downtime.
This document outlines a business plan for a proposed 100-bed obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Jaipur, India. The plan seeks 23 crore INR in funding over 5 years. It provides information on the company and management team, services offered, market analysis demonstrating need, and financial projections expecting profitability. The hospital aims to provide high quality maternal and child healthcare and become a leading provider in the region.
Latest update Korean Regulations By Y. Kim - Synex (Qserve conference 2013)qserveconference2013
The document provides information on medical device regulations in Korea. It discusses:
device in 2014
- Korea's medical device market size, which was worth $4.29 billion in 2012 and is the 13th largest in the world.
- The medical device approval process in Korea which is overseen by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and requires pre-market approval. Approval pathways and documentation requirements vary based on the device class.
- Post-market programs in Korea including tracking, adverse event reporting, recalls, and re-examinations that manufacturers must comply with.
The document discusses breaking down silos in healthcare through connected health ecosystems. It notes that chronic diseases account for most health spending and aims to improve outcomes, care management, staff efficiency, and resource use through mobile health. Northern Ireland's ecosystem brings together health, social care, education, research and private sectors to facilitate integration and economic growth. This includes developing interoperable devices and systems, compiling population data, and using mobile technologies to improve care speed and effectiveness. The ecosystem is expected to benefit quality, services, efficiency, patient experience and economic development by enabling better information sharing and integration across sectors.
As the financial and demographic landscape changes, our healthcare services need to provide something significantly different to meet the needs of the Scottish population. In this session Gerry Marr talks about how do we make best use of the resources we have and what are we already doing that is transforming healthcare.
The high rates of non-communicable diseases combined with large expatriate populations leads GCC countries to use different strategies to control healthcare expenditure among which is the PPP solution. This presentation highlights the formula for PPP success based on international cases.
Presentation: Global pharmacovigilance networks - A regulator'sTGA Australia
Global pharmaceutical companies manufacture and distribute a broad portfolio of drug products in multiples regions and countries. The pharmacovigilance system must ensure safety data collection in compliance with local regulations, and consolidate all sources to ensure an ongoing monitoring of potential changes in benefit-risk profiles. It must also guarantee a timely communication to patients, prescribers and regulatory authorities. The complexity resides in the need for a dense network of local safety departments, a strong global organisation processing and analysing cases, and a reporting system ensuring compliance to heterogeneous regulatory requirements. Pfizer has one of the largest pharmacovigilance department among all global companies, and has established patient safety as a core priority. We will describe how pharmacovigilance is organised at Pfizer, global compliance and individual patient safety.
Η αγορά της υγείας στις ημέρες μας μετασχηματίζεται με ταχείς ρυθμούς καθώς νέες προκλήσεις αλλά και νέες ευκαιρίες παρουσιάζονται. Τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες παρατηρούμε την αύξηση των επενδύσεων σε λύσεις ηλεκτρονικής υγείας και γενικότερα τεχνολογίες που υπόσχονται να βελτιώσουν την παροχή των υπηρεσιών υγείας. Σε αυτό το πλαίσιο κινήθηκε η πρόσφατη παρουσίασή μου στο Συνέδριο με θέμα «Ηλεκτρονική Διακυβέρνηση ως ευκαιρία αποτελεσματικής αναδιοργάνωσης της Δημοσίας Διοίκησης», που οργάνωσε ο ΤΟΜΔΔΑ και το ΕΙΠ της ΕΕΔΕ την Τρίτη 12 Απριλίου 2016.
Australia has an annual healthcare spend of $140 billion. This webinar will explain the processes that companies need to go through to sell their products into the Australian hospital system.
The Australian health system is run through a combination of Commonwealth (or Federal) and State government management. Whilst the Commonwealth government sets the regulatory and policy agenda, each state and territory is responsible for the delivery and management of public health services.
In order to sell products into the Australian public hospital system, companies need to understand the different routes to market and processes involved in each state.
This webinar focused on providing UK healthcare & medical companies with an understanding of the different processes involved to sell into each state within the Australian public hospital system. It touched on regulation, reimbursement, procurement processes and advice on developing the market.
The document discusses the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act on adoption of electronic health records and health information technology in the US. It outlines the large amounts of funding provided through these acts to incentivize meaningful use of EHRs and health information exchange through programs like Medicaid and Medicare incentives and regional extension centers. Stage 1 meaningful use criteria are focused on electronically capturing health information and using it for care coordination and quality reporting.
The perfect health system - Dr Mark BritnellNuffield Trust
At the first keynote for the Nuffield Trust Health Policy Summit 2016, Mark Britnell gives an overview of key characteristics of effective health systems.
The document summarizes presentations from startups at a Healthtech Innovation Queensland event. It introduces QHeart Medical, which is developing a device called BioQ CA to treat heart failure by reducing aortic stiffness. GravityFit was presented as developing an exercise system based on 30 years of research into the sensory effect of gravity. The document also summarizes Audeara, which is creating an autonomous ear screening device to address the problem of high rates of ear disease, particularly in remote communities.
This document provides an overview of Bangladesh's health system. It discusses the key building blocks of the health system including service delivery, human resources, health financing, and challenges. Some of the main points covered are:
- Bangladesh has a pluralistic health system consisting of public, private, NGO, and informal sectors.
- The main challenges include an overall shortage and skill imbalance of human resources, as well as low motivation and absenteeism in rural areas. Initiatives are underway to address these challenges through new training programs and incentives.
- Government health expenditure is about 1% of GDP and 4.45% of the national budget. Out-of-pocket expenses account for 63% of total health spending.
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3. Demographic Details
Total population 21,675,648 (July
2013 est.)
Area 65,610 sq. km
Languages Sinhalese, English,
Tamil
Life expectancy at
birth m/f (years)
71/78
Probability of dying
under five (per 1000
live births)
12
Probability of dying
between 15 and 60
years m/f (per 1000
population)
191/77
4. Gross Domestic Product
:
Total expenditure
on health as % of
GDP
3.4 (2011)
GDP (PPP) $106.5 billion (2010)
Gross national
income per capita
(PPP international $)
$5,520 (2011);
$5,220 (2010)
Graphs
- Graph 1: Fluctuating GDP = Market Uncertainty
- Graph 2: Depicts increasing GDP despite fluctuations
5. Health Challenges
• Three main challenges/problems:
– Problem due to Prosperity and Lifestyle
– Age chronic illness diseases
– Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases
Cases per 100,000 population
Diseases Year
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
CVD
117.3 163.9 163.2 263.3 313.2 353.9 510.2
Cancer 128.3 121.3 142.1 190.1 260.2 282.2 510.2
Mental
Disorders 298.0 315.9 337.9 434.0 490.4 465.9 -
Diabetes 65.6 86.6 87.5 78.6 204.8 256.2 380.2
6. Health Sector of Sri Lanka
Indicators 2009 2010 2011
Private Hospitals 220 172 183
Public Hospitals 555 568 592
No. of Beds
(Government)
68,905 69,501 69,731
No. of Doctors
(Government)
13,633 14,125 17,199
No. of Nurses
(Government)
25,549 27,494 29,234
8. World Bank Investment
• Project Title: Sri Lanka - Second Health Sector Development Project
• Project ID: P118806
• Status: Active
• Approval Date: March 27, 2013
• Closing Date: Sept 30, 2018
• Total Project Cost: US$ 5170.00 million
• The development objective of the Second Health Sector Development
Project for Sri Lanka is to upgrade the standards of performance of the
public health system and enable it to better respond to the challenges of
malnutrition and non-communicable diseases.
• The project includes two components.
– 1st- Provide support to priority areas under the National Health Development Plan. This
component covers multiple areas: addressing maternal and child health and nutrition;
improving the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases; health systems
improvement.
– 2nd: Focuse on innovation, results monitoring and capacity-building
9. WHO Investment
• The strategic agenda developed by WHO in close
collaboration with the Ministry of Health and other
partners is to concentrate on six areas of work for the
next six years (2012 to 2017). These are:
– Health Systems
– Communicable diseases
– Non-communicable diseases, injuries and mental health
– Maternal, child and adolescent health including nutrition
and food safety
– Emergency preparedness and response
– Enhanced partnerships and resource mobilization for
health
10. 2013 Budget Outlines (Healthcare Highlights)
Life Expectancy 77.4 (Higher than India and Afghanistan)
Infant mortality rate = 8.5 per 1,000 live births
Maternal mortality rate = 41.6 per 100,000 live births
Proposed Budget for Healthcare = SLR 125 billion (Higher than last year of SLR 74.5 billion)
No. of state run hospitals increased to 592; and private hospitals to 3,183
Total No. of doctors = 17,271; Total Number of Nurses = 29,234
WHO will contribute approx US$ 3 million over the next year
Presently, NCDs accounting for 85% of ill health, disability and early death and is expected to grow further
11. Additional Information
2011 Budget: Government allocated SLR 308 million for NCD prevention in the country
[Central Bank report 2011]
Allocation Provided by Treasury under Budgetary Support Services and Contingent Liability Project [Jan-Sept 2012]: Grant of SLR
695,000 given for improvement of Maternal and Child Health Units in Hospitals, Infrastructure and Human Resource Development of the
National Drugs Quality Assurance Laboratory (NDQAL). Equipment to improve the capacity of Triposha production, Rehabilitation of
existing buildings in Provincial Hospitals and basic equipment under the Island Hospital Development Programme. [Ministry of Health]
Free Trade Agreement: Duty free or low import tax bilateral agreement with India, Pakistan
and other Asian countries
2012 tax reform: Benefits like tax holidays, classified into SME/Large scale or strategic
investments
Exemption from Port and Airpot Levy (PAL): Medical equipment to be donated to an institution which provides free
healthcare services with the approval of Ministry of Health [Amendment to PAL Act no. 18 of 2011]
12. Regulatory Scenario
Cosmetics, Devices and Drugs Regulatory Authority (CDDA)
- Ensure that the Medical devices available to public meet the required standards of quality and
are within the existing legislative framework
- Only products registered to CDDA can be manufactured, Imported, transported, and sold in the
country.
- Every foreign manufacturer/Exporter has to appoint a Local for registration and other activities
related to their products
- Registration of Medical Equipment to the CDDA Sri Lanka is a two phase process. In the 1st
phase a temporary license is issued for a period of one year. In the 2nd phase a permanent license
is issued
Phase License Timeline Issued for
NOC Testing 1 week 1 month
First Temporary 4 months 1 year
Second Permanent 6 months 5 years
13. Regulatory Scenario Continued…
• Develop a system
to determine the
quality of Medical
Devices
• Procures, stores, distribute and monitor
medical supplies to all government health
institutions and private sector in Sri Lanka.
• Donation distribution from WHO,
UNICEF, GAVI, and others
• Distribution of medical items directly to
the 26 Regional Medical Supplies
Divisions and 50 major
hospitals/institutions administered by
Central Government
• Responsible for all the
procurement,
maintenance and
management activities
related to medical
equipment, in most of
the government
hospitals in the country
•Is a statutory Body empowered
by the Act, to regulate use,
transport, import, export and
dispose of radioactive sources
•Application for authorization
process is filed only after
completion of registration to
CDDA
•The entire process takes
around two months. Atomic
Energy
Authority
(AEA)
Biomedical
Engineering
Services
(BES)
National
Drug Quality
Assurance
Laboratory
(NDQAL)
Medical
Supplies
Division
(MSD)
16. Opportunities for Philips Healthcare – Next 18 months
Customer Equipment
Approx.
value
(USD)
Chinese Project 16 slice CT – 4, 1.5 T MRI – 2, Cathlab -1 3.5M USD
Israel Project Brilliance Big Bore - 8 5.2M USD
BES 3T MRI - 1 No. 1.5M USD
Navaloka Bi Plane Cathlab – 1 1 M USD
Epilepsy Project
PET CT – 1, SPECT – 1, 3T MRI – 1, Angio
System - 1
3.2M USD
Browns Multi Modality 1M USD
Durdans Cathlab - 1 600K USD
Lanka 64 slice CT - 1 800K USD
Hemas 16 slice CT – 2, 1.5 T MRI - 1 1.3M USD
Navy 128 slice CT – 1, 3T MRI – 1, DR - 1 2.1M USD
National Cathlab - 1 600K USD
Approx. IS business value
23M USD
17. Customer’s Feedback
Customer’s Voice
- GE and Siemens providing good after sales
services compared to Philips
- Sri Lankan market bombarded with cheap
products with same specifications
- Application engineers unable to explain use
of advanced features in Philips products
- Then Why Philips? Durable and Efficient
products lasting for more than 20 years
- Suggestions:
- Reach remote areas with better facilities
like telecom ICUs
- Train nurses to use advanced medical
devices
- Conduct workshops and conferences
- Make devices more user-friendly
- Work a bit on prices
0
2
4
6
8
10
Yes Maybe No
Philips Local
Presence
requirement?
Need of the hour: Quick support and short downtime
18. Need a trained
team of
application
specialists in Sri
Lanka
Insights from Dr. Nirmala Wejesinghe
GE and Siemens
provide really good
after sales services
of MRI and CT
machine
Out of order machine
– Wasn’t getting
service done
Problem with the local
presence of Philips
Prices of Philips
products are too high
Always have to
call in India to
Babu or John
(Head of
Application
Specialist Unit)
for servicing
Suggestion: So many hospitals
are opening up in Sri Lanka.
Philips should pep into other
healthcare equipment as well
Dr. Nirmala
Wejesinghe
(Senior
Consultant
Radiologist)
19. Suggestion: Make
the machine more
customer friendly
Insights from Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe
GE machines have
better controls and
more user –friendly
compared to Philips
Have been using
Philips products since
2004 but not 100%
happy
Installers took 3 months
to repair the machine
Software improvement
is required – 3D
software needs to be
there
Pricing has to be competitive –
Justify Pricing
Dr. Duminda
Samarasinghe
(Consultant
Cardiologist)
20. In-house Feedback
V. P. Thirumalai
(Regional Manager – South
India & Sri Lanka)
Krishan Wickramasinghe
(Consultant – Sri Lanka)
Siby Jose
(Customer Service – Sri
Lanka)
Hemantha Ekanayake
(Manager Regulaotry
Affairs, Technomedics)
(Distributor – Sri Lanka)
- Demand growth by 35-45%
in 2013
- Requirement of a dedicated
team in Sri Lanka
- Setting up a company would
remove the big doubt from
customer’s mind
- Will help us gain
government’s confidence
- Technology dependence
- With 21 million people in Sri
Lanka, not enough facilities by
government and private sector
- Post was situation - Demand
Increasing
- Demand is high in General,
Provincial and District
hospitals
- New hospitals opening in
other parts of Sri Lanka as well
- Need for better
infrastructure in Government
hospitals
- Need for cancer therapy
equipment, Ventilators and
Incubators
- Total Healthcare Market =
70-75 M USD
- Market Uncertainty –
Demands will increase for the
next 3 years but will gradually
drop
- Customers have comforts
dealing with the principle
company rather than with
distributors
- Small Office is a good option
- Initial investment in setting
up an office in Sri Lanka would
be huge
- 1 or 2 local sales persons are
required
- Requirement for good
service engineers
- No warehouse requirement
for Sri Lanka office
- Government procurements
vary according to the funding
availability and priorities
change.
- Significant increase in
demand since 2009 -2011, and
decline in government
spending since 2012-13 in
medical equipment. However,
the private sector is steadily
growing.
- Demands
MOH and BME- US$ 20m;
Provincial Directorates- US$
10m; Grants/ Loan Projects-
US$ 20m; Private sector- US$
20m; Total- US$ 70m
- Drawback - Philips has
launched only a limited range
of products here.
- Major competition from
Seimens, GE, Toshiba,
Shimatzu, Drager
21. SWOT Analysis
Strengths
- Growing healthcare scenario in Sri
Lanka
- Low manpower cost
- Established distribution channel
- Unmet clinical need being satisfied by
our existing product line
- Tax holidays (2011 tax reforms)
Weaknesses
- Siemens operating since past 10 years
with direct sales in Sri Lanka
- GE also has direct sales in Sri Lanka
- Time required to establish trust among
customers
Opportunities
- Increased government expenditure on
healthcare
- With improved sales and market,
Philips can establish a branch office
‘Philips – Sri Lanka’ along with Lighting
and CL division
- E-health integration
Threats
- Major competition from
GE, Siemens, Toshiba, Mindray
- Threats from government’s attitude to
promote local manufacturers
- Larger market potential can attract more
competitors
- More prone to natural disasters like
tsunami and earthquakes
22. Model-1
(Earlier Model)
Distributors Customers
Business models
Distributors
Philips
people from
India and Sri
Lanka
Customers
Model-2
(Current Model)
Small office
of Philips in
Sri Lanka
Distributors Customers
Model-3
(Liaison Office)
Philips - Sri
Lanka
(Healthcare;
Lighting; CL)
Distributors Customers
Model-4
(Branch Office)
23. Justification for Model 3 & 4
• To gain customer confidence by providing quick
service and high uptime commitment
• To address fast growth in healthcare demand
– Opening of several hospitals across the country
– Government is pushing for further investment in
enhancing infrastructure
• To address query that Philips does not have local
presence whereas competition has
• Future plan of lighting sector to open up local
office
26. Registration of a company – Step#1
Board of Investment (BOI)
• Foreign Investments require approval under Board of Investment law
Type of Investment approval
Under Section-17
- Grants special concessions (like
Inland Revenue; Customs;
Exchange Control; Import Control)
to companies satisfying specific
criteria
Under Section-16
- Operate only under ‘normal laws’
- No exemption or waiver to any
law
27. Registration of a company
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Apply for approval name 2 days LKR 500
2
The company Secretary signs
a consent
1 day
There is no specific fee
schedule company
secretaries. The fees vary
from firm to firm, and is
generally based on a
quarterly retainer
3
Register at the Companies
Registry
2 days
LKR 10000 as the
registration fee for Form
1 and LKR 500+ for
Forms 18 and 19 and the
articles of association.
4
Register with tax authorities to
obtain a TIN
1 day no charge
28. Taxes
S. No. Tax Rate of Tax Time frame
1. Corporate Income Tax 35% of taxable income - 1 year (from 1st April to
31st March of succeeding
year)
2. Nation Building Tax 3% - Every time an article is
imported into Sri Lanka
- Carries on the business
of providing a service of
any description
3. Value Added Tax (VAT) Normal rate of VAT = 12%
VAT on Luxury goods =
20%
- Every time a good is
imported into Sri Lanka
4. Business Turnover Tax - - Every quarter in respect
of any business, if the
turnover for that quarter
is not less than SLR
25,000
5. Property Transfer Tax ranges between 4% and
100% for non-residents
-
29. Taxation (Possible Exemption)
• According to the New Incentive Regime introduced with 2012 Budget, Philips
can acquire tax holidays by entering into one of the following categories:
S. No. Category Qualifying Criteria
(Minimum
Investment – SLR
Mn)
Tax Incentive
1. Medium Scale – New Enterprise
(For Healthcare only)
Investment of 50 and
above
Upto 6 years
2. Large Scale – New Enterprise
(For Healthcare and Lighting
division both)
300 – 500 6
500 – 700 7
700 - 1,000 8
1,000 - 1,500 9
1,500 – 2,500 10
Above 2,500 12
3. Strategic Development Project
(For Healthcare, Lighting and CL
division)
Any investment capable
of altering the
economic landscape of
Sri Lanka
Full or partial exemptions (depending on the type and the
level of investment) of the following taxes.
(i) Value Added Tax (VAT); (ii) Income Tax; (iii) Economic
Service Charge (ESC); (iv) Customs Duty; (v) Excise Duty; (vi)
Nation Building Tax (NBT); (vii) Ports and Airports
Development Levy (PAL); (viii) Taxes under the Finance Acts
30. Manpower
Proposal for 2014-15
Following is the minimum manpower requirement for a liaison
office in Sri Lanka:
- 2 customer service (1 already present in Sri Lanka)
- 2 Sales Person (1 already present in Sri Lanka) All
preferably Sri Lakans
- 1 Regulatory/Operations Manager
- 1 Supply Chain Manager
Total Manpower Requirement: 6 people
Already Present
- Distributors
- 1 sales person
- 1 customer service person
Customer’s Take (On Present Situation)
Require for better and quick customer service and application
engineers.
Rules in Sri Lanka
- Minimum age for recruitment is 18 years and the
normal age of retirement is 55 years, however can be
extended
- Difficult to retrench labour under the Termination of
Employment Act of Sri Lanka
- Should be no discrimination between male and female
workers in terms of remuneration and facilities
- A written contract of employment embodying terms
and conditions of service including the designation or
category of the employee, normal hours of work, rate
of pay, period of training if any, probationary period,
leave, holidays and superannuation contribution, has to
be issued to every worker including trainees, and
acknowledgement of receipt obtained by the employer
- On termination or resignation any certificates in the
custody of the management should be returned to the
worker at least within 30 days from the date of
termination/resignation.
31. Cost Structure Revenue Streams
Key Partners Key Activities
Key Resources
Value Proposition Customer Relationship
Channels
Customer Segments
Business Model Canvas Sri Lanka – A Business Case
12-Aug-2013
Iteration #1
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BACKUP
35. Steps required to open a company in Sri Lanka
• Purchase of land by Non-citizen
• Obtaining a Telecom Services
• Obtaining an Electricity connection
• Obtaining Water Supply connection
• Filing Annual Return
• Obtaining Visas
36. Purchase of Land by Non-Citizens
S. No. Sector Investment
requirement
1. A project for the construction of not less than hundred residential housing units, each
constructed on individual allotments of land not exceeding ten perches or a condominium
property within the meaning of the apartment Ownership Law, No. 11 of 1973 comprising
not less than hundred units for residential or non-residential accommodation.
-
2. Construction and operation of hospitals or hotels. US$ 10 Mn.
3. Infrastructure Development or any other development determined by the Minister of
Finance as being essential for the economic progress of Sri Lanka.
US$ 50 Mn.
4. A project solely for the manufacture of non-traditional goods for export for the
establishment of its manufacturing plant, office, storage facilities, dormitories for
workers.
US$ 1 Mn.
5. Any condominium unit of a condominium property situated on or above the fourth floor
of such condominium property, the ownership of which is transferred to a person who is
not a citizen of Sri Lanka if the value of such unit is met by inward remittances of foreign
currency. (This applies to any condominium property, BOI or otherwise)
-
• Can purchase land in Sri Lanka subject to paying Property Transfer Tax at 100% of the purchase
price of such land
• Company approved by BOI, purchasing land under the following will be exempted from this
payment provided the total cost of land is met by inward remittance of foreign currency
37. Obtaining a Telecom Services
S. No. Procedures
1. Obtain an application from any Regional Telecom
Office/Teleshop or download application from Sri
Lanka Telecom corporate web site www.slt.lk
2. Submit completed application with a photocopy
of NIC/Passport.
For Business Use
a. For Public Companies or the registered
business with two or more owners, at least two
directors should sign the application and the
company seal to be embossed.
b. Business Registration Certification / Certificate
of incorporation.
c. Form 20.
d. If tax exempted, documentary proof.
3. Collect / Receive the invoice
4. Pay Installation Cost – at any Regional Telecom
Office or Teleshop.
Telecom
Companies
Websites
Lanka Bell www.lankabell.net
Suntel www.suntel.lk
Dialog www.dialog.lk
Mobitel www.mobitel.lk
Hutch www.hutch.lk
Etisalat www.etisalat.lk
Airtel www.airtel.lk
Provide Landline facilities
Provide Mobile
connection facilities
38. Obtaining an Electricity connection
S. No. Procedure
Time to
Complete Associated Costs
1
Submit application to Ceylon
Electricity Board and await external
site inspection
14 calendar
days
LKR 2,000.0
2
Ceylon Electricity Board conducts
site inspection and provides
estimate to customer
37 calendar
days
no charge
3
Request and receive Internal wiring
inspection from Colombo Municipal
Commission.
14 calendar
days
LKR 15,000.0
4
Customer signs supply contract with
Ceylon Electricity Board, and Ceylon
Electricity Board conducts external
connection works, installs the meter
and electricity starts flowing
67 calendar
days
LKR 3,882,737.6
39. Obtaining Water Supply connection
S. No. Procedure
1. Obtain an application from the relevant Area Engineer’s Office/
Local Area Office or download the form from the web site
(www.waterboard.lk).
2. Complete the application form provided by NWSDB and
hand over to the nearest office with Gramasevaka certificate or
assessment or Certificate of Conformity (COC) of the premises.
3. Obtain consent from the local authorities for damage to road
(If there is damage to the road in installing the water connection,
applicant should be required to pay a fee for this to the relevant
Road Authority).
4. On-site examination by NWSDB for clearance.
5. Pay the estimated cost for the connection to NWSDB.
6. Enter into a service agreement with the NWSDB.
7. The connection would be given after 3 working days from signing
of the service agreement.
40. Filing Annual Return
S. No. Procedure
1. Obtain the relevant form from the Registrar General of Companies or
download the same from their web site www.drec.gov.lk.
a. Form 15 – Companies other than a Company Limited by Guarantee
b. Form 15A - Companies Limited by Guarantee
2. File the duly completed form within 30 working days from the date of Annual
General Meeting/Resolution.
3. Pay a fee of Rs. 3,000 plus VAT of 12% to file the annual return to ROC.
41. Obtaining Visas
S. No. Procedure
1. Obtain an application form from Department of Immigration and
Emigration, Sri Lanka Mission abroad or download an application from the
website. (www.immigration.gov.lk)
2. Hand over Application to the relevant Department or Mission.
3. Documentation required: Recommendation of line Ministry or BOI for a
foreign national who desires to invest monetary capital or to engage in
business activities in Sri Lanka
4. Issued for: 1 year
42.
43. Other Ministries – An Opportunity
Medical Supplies Division (MSD)
- Main functions are estimating, indenting, procuring, storing, distributing and monitoring of medical supplies
(including vaccines, Surgical items, Laboratory Items, Radioactive Items and Printed materials) to all government
health institutions in Sri Lanka.
- In addition MSD responsible for supplying the private sector with all dangerous drugs and essential medical items
which are not available in the open market.
- Procure total requirements of medical items mainly through State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) which is the
procurement agent for Ministry of Health.
- Receive and distribute donations from donor agencies such as WHO/UNICEF (including GAVI) and others.
- Has 18 Bulk warehouses to receipt, store and issue these items
- Responsible for the distribution of medical items directly to the 26 Regional Medical Supplies Divisions RMSD) and
50 major hospitals /institutions administered by Central Government
- 26 RMSD are responsible for the supply of medical items to small hospitals under the purview of Provincial Councils
National Drug Quality Assurance Laboratory (NDQAL)
Develop a system to determine the quality of Medical Devices
Biomedical Engineering Services (BES)
- Responsible for all the procurement, maintenance and management activities related to medical equipment, in most of
the government hospitals in the country
- Provincial councils also procure equipment but their maintenance capabilities are not in par with the required level
- Updates: Medical Equipment management improvement(as of March 2008), Japanese collaboration
Total asset maintained worth Rs 12,000 million
1 technician per 750 hospital beds
50% of medical equipment in government hospitals not in working condition