The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera
Dr. Nishantha Samaraweera raised concerns about past shortcomings in the procurement of medicines and the need for stronger controls within the Ministry of Health. He asked whether the Ministry would conduct a comprehensive review of cancelled tenders, incomplete procurement processes, and medicine imports, and present a report to Parliament on the resulting financial loss to the country and the impact on the public.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, thank you for the reply. With your permission, Hon. Speaker, I wish to ask two supplementary questions.
¶ 02 There were concerns regarding the procurement of medicines recently. Among all ministries, public attention was most focused on the Ministry of Health. Therefore, there is a need to ensure that previous shortcomings do not recur and that controls are strengthened, and we know the Ministry is intervening.
¶ 03 However, by cancelling tenders—without completing procurement processes—and importing medicines, a major crisis arose in the country. Therefore, after a thorough study of the overall process, can a report be presented to this House on the total financial loss caused to the country and the overall impact on the people?
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