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Presidential Task Force needed to put medical tourism strategy in motion, says official-By Sanath Nanayakkare The political leadership and business community of the country need to show the world that they trust the healthcare system in Sri Lanka in order to convince foreign visitors to choose Sri Lanka for healthcare services, , Ms. Dhammika Wijesinghe, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism says Source:Island Revenue from medical tourism could help national economic recovery and growth, and therefore, we need a Presidential Task Force that could effectively speed up and harness the economic benefits of medical tourism, Ms. Dhammika Wijesinghe, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism said in Colombo on Saturday. “The main impact of medical tourism is that it brings direct foreign exchange earnings and contributes greatly to government revenues. So we need to invest in the development of local infrastructure to attract foreign medical tourists for treatments. This ...