Ayurveda to draw foreigners
Several batches of indigenous and Ayurvedic physicians have been sent overseas to treat expatriate Lankans and foreigners due to the efforts of the indigenous Medicine Ministry under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s guidance. The indigenous Medicine will draw more tourist in future said Indigenous Medicine Minister Tissa Karalliyadda. 
Karalliyadda was speaking after a laying the foundation stone for Padaviya Hela Wedha Piyasa - the regional headoffice of the community Ayurvedic Health Promotion service on August 13. The estimated cost of the building is one million rupees.
The Minister lauded the President’s endeavours in bringing down the waters of Moragahakanda reservoir to the Padaviya tank to make the war-battered zone prosperous. He pointed out that after about 60 years the heavily dilapidated Padaviya-Anuradhapura main road has been converted to an excellent road way paving way to the development of Kebithigollawa, Sripura, Welioya and Medawachchiya.
“The Hela Wedha Piyasa” once completed will coordinate the renal diseases prevention programs including the distribution of clay kitchen utensils in addition to offer native and ayurvedic medical treatments to the people”, the Minister said.
The additional secretary of the Ministry Malkanthi Ekanayake and the Director of the Ayurvedic community Health promotion Dr. Nandani Molligoda were present.
(Source: Daily News, Aug 17, 2009)