Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena said that the new laws to extend the punishments towards an Imprisonment to those Health Officials involved in Drug irregularities will be introduced early next year.The Minister has stressed that the new laws are now preparing and will present to the Parliament soon.Addressing the Drug Dealers Convention of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation in Colombo the minister said that he never seen such an officials who are greedy for money than the services in as Health Sector in any other sector.He also appealed the Officials in the Health Sector not to go after money by lay down innocent peoples lives.
Minister also said that he will canceled the licenses of Private Pharmacies who found as selling the Drugs supplied to the Government Hospitals and punished those officials involved in selling these drugs to the private sector.
