President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni as the Acting Minister of Health and Mass Media.

This temporary appointment comes as the incumbent Minister, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, is currently overseas attending the 78th Annual General Meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Dr. Wijemuni, who represents the Kandy District in Parliament, currently serves as the Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media. He will serve as Acting Minister until Dr. Jayatissa returns to the island.