Health Minister To Reduce Prices Of Essential Surgical Items

Minister Of  Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has decided to reduce the prices of essential surgical items including Artificial Eye Lenses recommended for Cataract patients in private hospitals through a price control mechanism according to the Ministry Of Health.

Accordingly Minister Dr.Senaratne has advised the Independant Drug Regulatory Authority to prepare a price mechanism to reduce prices of essential surgical items recommended for patients.

Under this programme prices of Artificial Cataract eye lenses due to be reduced to Rs.10,000 per lense from it's current price of Rs.25,000 as a fist step the Health Ministry has stated .

Catarct lenses are imported from India for Rs.6000 per lens and sold to patients Rs.25,000 per lens it has been revelaed.As many complaints recived from Cataract Patients regarding the higher prices of Cataract lenses ,Health Minister has decided to reduce the prices of lenses through a price mechanism Ministry has revealed.