The Hon. Ruwan Wijeweera

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Monaragala· 5 February 2025 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: Monaragala Health Sector Issues

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Ruwan Wijeweera responded to a reference to his name, stating that the former Government had taken action in relation to the incident where 17 patients lost their sight. He said full compensation was paid and that steps were taken to restore and strengthen the National Medicines Regulatory Authority.

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¶ 01 You mentioned my name. We did not say we did nothing. We said what we did as a Government. When 17 patients went blind, we paid full compensation. Not only that, we restored the NMRA and acted to strengthen it.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 5 February 2025 ·No. 1739175806099814 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ruwan Wijeweera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2025. No. 1739175806099814. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26881