Govt ordered to pay Rs 30 Mn to child disabled due to medical negligence

The Colombo District Court has ordered the government to pay a compensation of LKR 30 million to a disabled child, ruling that the disability was a result of the negligence of the doctors and the staff members of the Gampaha District Hospital. 

Following a lengthy trial, the Colombo District Court ordered the government to pay a compensation to the tune of LKR 30 million over medical negligence.