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Sitting of Tuesday, 3 June 2025

10th Parliament· 23 debates· 181 speeches· 56 speakers

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  16. 16 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Drugs Shortage and Government Initiatives 9 speeches
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

      AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake sought clarification under Standing Orders 26(1), (2) and (3) regarding the Prime Minister’s Note on Supplementary Allocations under Head No. 240. He stated that the usual details for the Ministry of Finance Suspense Account—total available capital and recurrent expenditure, deductions, and final total—were missing, and asked that the total under the expenditure head be provided for later consideration.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB

      AI summary The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the matter raised by the Member would be examined and that the relevant details would be reported back.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB

      AI summary The Minister stated that the Government is seeking Cabinet approval for government-to-government procurement of medicines from several countries to address shortages caused by supply delays, quality failures, lack of registered suppliers and tender non-participation, while continuing standard procurement and prioritizing local production. He said real-time stock monitoring is being done through the “Swastha” system, local manufacturing is supported through buyback guarantees and expanded SPMC capacity, and a senior officials’ committee will oversee the process, with NMRA ensuring quality and SPC handling procurement. On Elekta Infinity radiotherapy machines, he reported that Phase II agreements have been signed, funding has been allocated for bunker construction or upgrades, and installations are planned for Hambantota, Badulla and Ratnapura by end-2025, with Anuradhapura and Kurunegala expected by April 2026.

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    • The Hon. Sajith Premadasa SJB

      AI summary Sajith Premadasa raised a concern regarding medicine procurement, stating that if the normal procurement process is delayed or obstructed, hospital heads may procure medicines directly outside that process. He clarified that he was not making an allegation against the Minister, but requested that the matter, which he said was being discussed in the health sector, be investigated.

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    • The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB

      AI summary Sajith Premadasa raised concerns about reports of procurement procedures being bypassed in relation to drug registration and medicine purchasing. He asked whether there was any truth to claims that procurement rules were being set aside and purchases made according to individual preferences, stating that formal procurement processes should be followed for medicines in the public interest.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB

      AI summary Current hospital shortages were attributed to longstanding registration, tendering, and delivery failures, including unregistered items, tenders not issued or not supplied on time, and an insulin shortfall caused by non-delivery under an awarded tender. Nalinda Jayatissa said emergency procurement had been increased by about 2 million insulin units and that, compared with 67 of 402 SPC tenders finalized in the first five months of the previous year, 267 items had been tendered and ordered in the current first five months. He stated that NMRA registration issues were being addressed and that transparent government-to-government procurement would be used temporarily to secure essential supplies at lower prices, while urging importers to expedite deliveries so the temporary arrangement need not continue.

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