COLOMBO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday urged to fulfill the requirements in medical and nursing sectors amid pressing shortage of medical professionals.

About 30 percent to 40 percent of doctors or nurses trained in Sri Lanka opt to leave the country, according to the President's Media Division (PMD).

Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the accident and emergency care unit of Point Pedro Base Hospital in northern Sri Lanka, Wickremesinghe said enhancing healthcare services nationwide would actively contribute to the country's economic prosperity.

Several trade unions have previously said about 1,700 doctors and thousands of other medical professionals have left the country in the past two years due to the economic crisis. Enditem

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