The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
The Minister said recent irregularities and corruption in the procurement of medicines, vaccines, surgical items and test kits require stricter procurement procedures. He stated that unnecessary delays in compliant procurements would be removed, but all parties must follow due process and ensure transparency in a medicines and devices market worth about Rs. 350 billion annually. He said the Government would act lawfully to secure timely and quality supplies.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, due to serious irregularities, fraud and corruption in recent years in purchasing medicines, vaccines, certain surgical items and test kits, procurement must be conducted more rigorously. We will remove bottlenecks that unnecessarily delay compliant procurements, but everyone must adhere to the process. The public market for medicines and devices is about Rs. 350 billion annually—around Rs. 200 billion government and Rs. 120-150 billion private. Transparency is essential; if one seeks to game the system, fear is warranted. We will proceed lawfully to ensure timely, quality supplies.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11147