Minister admits shortage of 111 drugs

joshua Thursday, 01 June 2023 08:38 AM

Like a spokesman just giving bad news. Please get on to the job of rectifying the issue rather just babbling.

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Jude Thursday, 01 June 2023 08:40 AM

Now the Minister gonna import those drugs, that means hefty commissions!!

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citizen Thursday, 01 June 2023 08:44 AM

You always Admit Shortage of drugs, You better admit to general hospital then only you will know the pain of the citizens are suffering at hospitals. Best thing is you better resign from your position immediately and give some one who can do the job properly, the whole world is donating money for your government, IMF ADB and etc... but still shortage of drugs,

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Amaran Thursday, 01 June 2023 08:55 AM

Please import those medical drugs from reliable countries and NOT from India. Please.

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Sunil Thursday, 01 June 2023 09:03 AM

If the government had taken special note of this matter why does the acute drug shortage still exist. It is not only drugs. The cardio-thoracic unit of the General Hospital at Kandy, just to cite one example, is dying a natural death due to the horrific negligence of the authorities. Some of the heart patients there will die even before their maladies are diagnosed. The government can take special note when this happens.

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Doctors only know to prescribe drugs made by pharmaceutical companies. Thursday, 01 June 2023 09:57 AM

What doctors do is to prescribe drugs and they have no clues as what else to do. All drugs have side effects and actually these side effects create other problems and weaken the human body. I can safely say at least 50% of the drugs the minister talking about are not needed , instead encourage people to eat nutritional food and remain active .

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Sokrates Thursday, 01 June 2023 10:57 AM

Here you can see again that Ranil's grand revival of the economy is a big fake. He rebalances the shortcomings so cleverly that they remain invisible to most people. For example, he uses the foreign exchange needed for medicines and medical equipment to buy fuel. If queues at the petrol sheds are seen will lead to riots. But hardly can see people dying at home or in hospitals from lack of medicine. LPG is imported, again to avoid visible queues, but electricity costs are increased. Now even unimportant religious statements are hyped up by the government to distract from the economic inadequacies. Unbelievable how Ranil, his corrupt government and the criminal parliamentarians cling to power even if it costs lives. It's just sad that this is supported by the media whether unconsciously or intentionally.

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Gehan Thursday, 01 June 2023 11:16 AM

Dear Minister, Why not educate the population in preventative health care rather than encouraging the import of many unnecessary pharma products? Time to make a sea change in healthcare to help keep a positive balance of payments than burden the next generation with the same old issues of debt due to selfish comis kareyas!

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Punchi Thursday, 01 June 2023 11:51 AM

we don't western foreign mostly Christian researched, developed and marketed medicines and drugs to cure illnesses. All we need is to take a tray laden with money and other goodies to the monk in our nearest temple and with the necessary chants illnesses will be cured.

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Ram Thursday, 01 June 2023 11:58 AM

Minister, If you cannot place the orders in time please hand over the Ministry to a person capable. Please don't import substandard drugs that will affect our health. You did it recently

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Buddhist Thursday, 01 June 2023 06:05 PM

How much of bribes has this minister pocketed out during his time as the Minister?

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