The Hon. Hector Appuhamy
Hon. Hector Appuhamy sought clarification on procurement of medicines, referring to documents he had tabled showing a locally produced injection priced at Rs. 150 compared with Rs. 300 from an Indian supplier. He argued this appeared inconsistent with the Government’s stated preference for local suppliers and warned against a repeat of the previous medicine crisis. He requested that the Minister examine the price comparisons and review the actions of the NMRA Chairman and officials, with a response after verification if immediate details were unavailable.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, may I briefly clarify?
¶ 02 Previously, during the Health Head debate, I tabled documents showing the same injection priced at Rs. 150 from a local producer and Rs. 300 from an Indian supplier. You said locals get preference and even higher prices if needed. The documents show otherwise. Please examine those prices. There seems to be a disconnect between Government policy and what officials are doing. We faced a severe medicine crisis before; let’s not repeat it. Please look into the NMRA Chairman and team’s actions, and compare the prices I tabled. If you don’t have the details now, kindly respond after reviewing.
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Cite as: The Hon. Hector Appuhamy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 August 2025. No. 1756378373069107. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16226