Comprehensive investigation on deaths caused by anaesthetic drug: Minister

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A comprehensive investigation has been launched into the deaths caused by an anaesthetic drug administered at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today.

He told Parliament that the relevant doctors have been summoned to the Health Ministry today regarding the matter.

Responding to a question by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa regarding the deaths of two children at the Peradeniya Hospital due to the use of an anaesthetic drug, the Minister said the deaths that had occurred at the Peradeniya Children's Hospital were not due to the particular anaesthetic drug.

He said the particular anaesthetic drug is not administered to children at all and added that a separate investigation needs to be done to ascertain what had caused the children's deaths.

The Minister said such deaths have been reported only at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital and Peradeniya Children's Hospital and nowhere else.(Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)

Comments - 6

Marion Kellart Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:40 PM

Is the minister suggesting the competence of staff at the two hospitals are suspect ? The jackass of a minister should stop trying to preempt the result of an inquiry.

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Jarawa Thursday, 22 June 2023 08:57 PM

Keheliya is like glue sticking to his post without shame despite all criticism.

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neil Friday, 23 June 2023 06:59 AM

This cancer is speeding!! Cheap drugs and commissions for politicians!! people die. We need complete change to system of governance in this country. These rulers wont and can't do that

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A dying patient Friday, 23 June 2023 08:23 AM

Dear Minister; What you have to investigate is if these anesthetic drugs are part of the drugs bought by a certain Minister who flew to India and selected drugs from a black-listed company and received a huge commission.

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Man Friday, 23 June 2023 09:24 AM

Keheliya visited a factory in India most probably for an inspection tour before making the purchase of medicine which produced the two fatal / detrimental medicines. Accordingly, the verdict shall be apparent and nothing left to investigate. tests proved, too.

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Sunil Friday, 23 June 2023 11:20 AM

Why investigate now? Proper investigations should have been done long before these poisons were issued.

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