NITF introduces Agrahara

The National Insurance Trust Fund (NITF) partners with Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC (LH) to open luxurious healthcare facilities for over one million government servants who are insured under Agrahara insurance scheme.

The MoU between NITF and LH was signed last week in Colombo. The CEO of LH Lakith Peris said that over a million government servants will be benefitted under this new partnership. LH provides superior medical services with experienced local and foreign consultant doctors, latest technology and equipment in a luxurious environment at an affordable rate. "This is a paradigm shift in the private healthcare sector of Sri Lanka. We offer 40 healthcare packages at a rate lower than all other private hospitals in Sri Lanka," Peris said.

"Our rates are fully transparent and people can know the charges for their treatment beforehand just now the situation is different as patients cannot get even a clue of their medical bills until they are discharged," he said.

Chairman NITF Senaka Abegunasekara said that this is a historic occasion for government servants. 'Agrahara' insurance policy holders will be privileged to reach for superior healthcare facilities.

We have modernised our operations and issued electronic cards providing online payment facilities. A NITF counter has been opened at Lanka Hospital to facilitate insurance policy holders. We make medical payments up to Rs. 150,000 for normal treatments and upto Rs. 350,000 for surgery. In the budget proposals the government has decided to increase these payments.

Government servants have been doing a great service to this country and we should honour their services. (GW)