The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni
SPC officials inspected a proposed building in Mannar on 15 July 2025 and found it suitable for a Rajya Osusala, but the financial assessment indicated that a full outlet would incur significant losses even with minimum staff. Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni said officials have been instructed to reassess a lower-cost pharmacy window or branch model under the district SPC head office to reduce administrative and staffing costs while maintaining patient access, with establishment expected as soon as possible.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, on 15.07.2025 a team from SPC’s Sales Division and other relevant sections inspected the proposed building in Mannar. They recommended it as suitable for a Rajya Osusala. However, according to SPC’s report, even with minimum staffing, operating such an outlet in Mannar Town would incur a heavy financial loss over the next few years. Accordingly, we instructed officials to study afresh the possibility of establishing, under the SPC head office for that district, a pharmacy window/branch (with an adjusted administrative structure). This would reduce operating and staffing costs without burdening patients. We expect to establish it as soon as possible.
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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/18543