7. It shall be the duty of the Board, subject to the directions of the Minister, to apply the moneys belonging to the Fund for any of the following purposes :
| (a) the development and promotion of institutions providing health-care services in Sri Lanka ; |
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| (b) the promotion of research among, and the advancement of the education or knowledge of, persons engaged in or associated with the health-care services of Sri Lanka; |
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| (c) to finance any project for the purpose of taking necessary steps for, the prevention of disease among, or protection of the health of, the people of Sri Lanka, ensuring so however that where any donation is received for the purpose of financing a particular project, such donation is, as far as practicable, utilized to finance that particular project; |
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| (d) the purchase of medical equipment and essential drugs used for the purposes of health-care services in Sri Lanka. |
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