Govt to discontinue procurement of medicines under emergency purchases

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Colombo (LNW): The government will proceed with a complete discontinuation of the procurement of medicines under emergency purchases within the next few months, announced Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.

The procurement of medicines under emergency purchases was carried out in the objective of meeting the country’s medicinal drug requirements, the Minister told the reporters in Colombo.

He responded to the allegations that medicines are running out at the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), stating that issues in drug regulator’s board of directors have been resolved.

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