The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
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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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, let me present a small scenario—not as an accusation and not saying it occurs under you. Under procurement rules, medicines can be obtained. But due to some reason or artificial interference, that process is halted. Then, the heads of the concerned hospitals are able to obtain those medicines directly—outside the procurement process. I request you to look into this. I am not alleging; this is being discussed in the health sector.
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 June 2025. No. 1750149440002739. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10082