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Two Parliamentarians today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order to set up an Independent Probe Committee to carry out investigations against health authorities including the Health Minister and National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), for repeatedly permitting the importation of medicines and medical devices that are substandard or unauthorized.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya Parliamentarians Dr. Kavinda Jayawardena and Harshana Rajakaruna filed this petition naming Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Chairman of NMRA, its members, Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena and several others as respondents.
Filing this petition through Attorney-at-Law Dimuthu Kuruppaarachchi, the petitioners maintained that importation and distribution of medicines following the authority’s decision is not fit for human use or consumption.
The Petitioners reiterate that the respondents have allowed these drugs to be provided for the hospitals and administered to the general public without proper research, contrary to the normal procurement process, health guidelines and ordinary health, putting public health in danger.
The Petitioners reiterate that Section 109 of NMRA Act only permits medicinal products that are specifically and specially needed to control the disease or treat the persons affected or persons who will be affected in the future, by that particular incident, to be brought down to Sri Lanka.
The Petitioners state that the respondents, taking advantage of Section 109 of the Act, continue to bring medicinal products to Sri Lanka under and in terms of the emergency regulations. The Petitioners reiterate that Section 109 of the Act lays down a procedure to be followed in exceptional circumstances which the respondents are abusing as a routine practice.(Lakmal Sooriyagoda)
Dr. (Mrs) Anoma Siriwardene Friday, 01 September 2023 07:32 AM
Go ahead with this right move, honestly these two should be completely wiped out as the deaths of many innocent patients have taken place recently.
Grieving mother Friday, 01 September 2023 08:40 AM
May lightning strike you and your family.
Jagath Ekanaya Friday, 01 September 2023 08:46 AM
Keheliya should be extradited to Hegue to face the tribunal for crimes against humanity along with the despot president.
Natalie Nanayaka Friday, 01 September 2023 08:47 AM
The health minister better start applying for refugee status in other countries before the general election.
joshua Friday, 01 September 2023 08:54 AM
What about his commissions? Hope IRD and bribery commission investigates that too
A satisfied and dying patient Friday, 01 September 2023 09:27 AM
Dr. Rambukwella is trying to keep the population of this over-populated country, at a manageable level and also at the same time to improve the economy by collecting massive commissions from black-listed drug companies so what's the wrong with that?
Dr. (Mrs) Kumari Balasooriya from Kandy Friday, 01 September 2023 10:52 AM
Rambukwella so many !!! people are cursing you to be struck by Thunder and Lightning and die, because you have killed so many mothers and children until now.
German Friday, 01 September 2023 10:54 AM
How is it possible that this man is still a Minister?
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