The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni
Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni stated that discussions with the President involved Health Ministry officials and Ministers, not the Government Medical Officers’ Association, and focused on improving the medicine supply chain, procurement processes, and use of State Pharmaceutical Corporation funds. He said there was no major overall medicine shortage at Maharagama, noting that temporary gaps are being addressed through local purchases authorized to the hospital Director and through the Named Patient approval process for high-cost medicines.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the discussion with the President was not with the Government Medical Officers’ Association, but with all relevant officials of the Ministry of Health and the Minister and Deputy Minister. We discussed rectifying shortcomings in institutions within the supply chain for medicines, simplifying lengthy procurement processes, and ensuring efficient use of State Pharmaceutical Corporation funds.
¶ 02 Regarding Maharagama, there is no major overall medicine shortage. For some items with temporary gaps, local purchases have been authorized with funds and approvals to the hospital Director. For very high-cost medicines issued under the Named Patient basis, upon submission of required forms the Medical Supplies Division approves issuance. Thus, mechanisms exist even for items that are temporarily unavailable.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 July 2025. No. 1754026625097211. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18471