Health Ministry To Crush Local Purchacing Of Drugs By The Hospitals

Health Ministry is decided to supply all the Essential Drugs required by the Government Hospitals including the Expensive Drugs which are Currently local purchased by the Hospital Management or bought by the Patients with Immediate Effect.These Drugs will be supplied through the Medical Supplies Division of the Health Ministry.

This decision was taken to minimize the waste and corruption occurred while purchasing an Expensive Drugs through Local Purchase System by the Hospital Management according to the Health Ministry Sources.Large Amount of Money is expected to save through this measure according to the Sources.

The Treasury already agreed to facilitate this move by granting extra amount of Money.Recently the Government Medical Officers Associatiopn(GMOA) Announced an insect was found inside of a bottle of Omeprazole" Injection Vial locally purchaced by the Colombo National Hospital Authorities.