The Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna
Harshana Rajakaruna raised concerns about operational and supplier-relations problems at the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation, noting reports that suppliers cannot obtain meetings and may be losing interest in bidding, which could aggravate procurement difficulties. He also drew attention to media reports that all three X-ray machines at the National Hospital, Colombo, were out of service after one machine had been handling 600–800 scans daily, and urged the Minister to address the matter urgently.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, beyond procurement delays, the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation has faced difficulties due to past events. Suppliers report they cannot even secure appointments for discussions. The situation is so adverse that suppliers are losing interest in bidding. Tensions between suppliers and officials could worsen the crisis. Please address this.
¶ 02 Secondly, media reported yesterday that three X-ray machines at the National Hospital, Colombo, are down. Two had already failed earlier, leaving one machine handling 600–800 scans per day; now it is reported all three are down. Please attend to this urgently.
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Cite as: The Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 April 2025. No. 1747999742032122. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11245