Sub-committee to probe Health Ministry procurement issues to meet on Wednesday

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Colombo (LNW): The Sub-committee formed by the Committee on Public Accounts (CoPA) to delve into the complexities of medicine procurement and shortage is scheduled for its first ever meeting this Wednesday (27).

Representatives from the Ministry of Finance and the Attorney General’s Department would be present, confirmed Sub-committee Chief MP Tissa Attanayake.

The Sub-committee also comprises other MPs including Diana Gamage, Ashok Abeysinghe, Jayantha Ketagoda, and Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

The Sub-Committee Chief asserted that a comprehensive analysis of the findings will be handed over to the CoPA by November 7.

Meanwhile, another sub-committee has been appointed recently to inspect potential inconsistencies in the Health Ministry. The Sub-committee is chaired by MP Pradeep Undugoda and counts MPs Weerasumana Weerasinghe, Muditha Prishanthi, Manjula Dissanayake, Wimalaweera Dissanayake, and Isuru Dodangoda as its members.

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