The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera
Asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media whether the Government is aware of shortages of medicines, surgical and medical equipment, laboratory testing tools, and radioactive examination equipment in public and private hospitals. He requested details of any current availability and shortage reports, plans to ensure uninterrupted supply until the end of 2025, possible future shortages, and procurement or risk-mitigation measures.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Health and Mass Media:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) whether he is aware of the shortage of medicines, surgical and medical equipment, laboratory testing tools and equipment, and equipment required for radioactive examinations such as reactants and X-ray machines in both government and private hospitals in Sri Lanka; (ii) if so, whether there is a report on the medicines and equipment currently available and those in short supply from among the items mentioned in (i) above; (iii) the plans made to ensure the continuous supply of the above medicines and equipment until the end of 2025; (iv) whether there is a possibility of a shortage of any medicine or equipment; and (v) the measures being taken to procure the above medicines and equipment and to mitigate risks that may arise from their absence?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2025. No. 1736487038022510. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15935