Ministry of Health has directed private hospitals in the country to temporarily suspend kidney surgeries performed on foreign nationals.

Director General of Health Services Dr. Palitha Mahipala made this announcement today.

The Ministry has already launched an investigation into the alleged involvement of Sri Lankan doctors in an international kidney racket.

Indian Police in Telangana state have filed cases against six Sri Lankan doctors in four different hospitals in Colombo, on charges of conducting paid kidney transplantation in violation of ethics.