Health Minister blames past govt. for medicine shortage

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Colombo, August 24 (Daily Mirror) - Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said the ongoing shortage of certain medicines is a result of the previous government bypassing the proper tender process in imports.

He explained that the failure to call tenders last year had disrupted supply. “The issue of not being able to supply medicines now is a result of not holding a tender last year. If a tender had been called, the medicines would have been delivered properly. We have now initiated the tendering process for next year,” he said.

To manage the shortage, the government has taken two immediate steps, the Minister noted. Firstly, Rs. 35 billion has been allocated to hospitals for regional-level medicine purchases. Secondly, discussions are underway with several countries to secure medicine donations from time to time

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Doctor of NHSL Colombo Sunday, 24 August 2025 02:04 PM

These fools of npp government are cheating the fools in srilanka who have been brainwashed by them since the last election campaign and accept all the mismanagement of this failing government. As doctors we know this is the worst period to practice in hospitals due to unavailability of medicines and tests. No troponin I test for 3 months at nhsl colombo tells all, yet they blame others

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Gune Monday, 25 August 2025 01:49 AM

The frustration you have is perhaps because you are unable to get your cut. That period is no more. Let the Gov do its job. We are seeing results in so many areas they will address this too.

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Shyam Sukumar Dissanayake Sunday, 24 August 2025 02:12 PM

Never is it the current government's fault. Running out of excuses?

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Dinesh Sunday, 24 August 2025 02:19 PM

It's been almost one year now. Stop blaming past regimes.

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Dying Unhealthy Country Sunday, 24 August 2025 03:21 PM

Unhealthy minister in an Unhealthy Government governing an Unhealthy country.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Sunday, 24 August 2025 04:53 PM

My blood boils when I continue to hear these same old excuses. There are no words to explain how disgusting are these pacha party people.

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DOT Sunday, 24 August 2025 07:59 PM

Bla bla bla!

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Ganesh Sunday, 24 August 2025 08:32 PM

hen will you stop crying about the past and actually fix something? If the tendering was wrong, you could’ve cancelled it and done it properly. But no, here we are—thanks to a bunch of educated fools. No wonder the country’s in the dumps.

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