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People who seek treatment from government hospitals have become laboratory rats due to the import of inferior quality drugs under emergency purchases, National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa said yesterday.
He told a news conference that the Health Ministry had purchased drugs from India under emergency purchases without checking the quality of the drugs.
"The Health Ministry had purchased drugs from India without doing any quality checks under emergency purchases. Due to this situation, our people have become laboratory rats. Going to hospitals is like going to the mortuary today. If this situation continues, free health service will do no good to the people who seek treatment from government hospitals," he said.
The MP said the recent death of the young girl, who died after administering some drugs at Peradeniya Hospital, proves the gravity of the issue involving the quality of drugs.
He said a country facing economic crisis should not make emergency purchases and said that quality drugs should be purchased with due tender procedure.
"But, what our health officials do is to allow for a drug shortage and then go for emergency purchases. It is easy to do underhand transactions when making emergency purchases without going for due tender procedure," he said.
Weerawansa said emergency purchases should be stopped and purchases should be made with a proper plan so that excessive stocks can be used in the following year.
He said Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella should immediately resign from his portfolio for allowing for a drug shortage in the country and importing inferior quality drugs under emergency purchases without following due tender procedure which has led to the deaths of innocent people.(Ajith Siriwardana)
Marcian Christopher Friday, 14 July 2023 11:52 AM
The relevant Minister now seems to be an erstwhile friend of yours. Good advice. You all were birds of feather then.
Thumpane Kondapala Friday, 14 July 2023 03:20 PM
You have created these problems while with Myna? Now????
Mullakelliya Pusswedila Friday, 14 July 2023 03:55 PM
This from the KING OF THE RATS ? But the most honest man in Sri Lanka ( Ha ha).
Tonic Tokka Friday, 14 July 2023 04:57 PM
Wimal we could tolerate anything, but we can't tolerate you changing the age, date of birth etc., from your Birth-certificate and Passport and million of Rupees you played out in the Housing Ministry and State Eng. Corporation.
Lal Palitha Perera Friday, 14 July 2023 04:59 PM
Wimal are you a perfect man with dignity to criticize others. You have enough Logs inside your eyes, first clean it up and then try to find the small chips in others eyes.
You cannot catch Wimalaya again! Friday, 14 July 2023 05:08 PM
Lal Perera! I trust Wimalaya in this matter. He is a master on this subject. and himself practiced while he was given a chair. But he cannot and should not be forgiven. So, get him into the net and recover what ever has to be collected from him.
Tissa Fernando Saturday, 15 July 2023 05:11 PM
Ministers made a lot of money out of these purchases. You would have done the same thing. Now you shout because you are not in power to do that.
wickrama Wijayasiri Sunday, 16 July 2023 05:31 AM
You know it best as you are the leader of the pack
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