Around 40 drugs including 10 Essential
Drugs are out of stock in Government Hospitals these days as newly appointed government not able to get funds to purchase necessary drugs for the Hospitals according to Health Minister of UNP government Dr.Rajitha Senaratne .
Some Cancer Drugs also among the drugs which are out of stock Dr.Senaratne has stressed.
'Treasury Secretary has said steps will be taken to issue funds belonging to expenditure of other Ministries to the Ministry of Health to purchase drugs .However Treasury Secrerary cannot take such action to issue funds without an approval of Parliament .Even Finance Mimister of the minority government has not able to issue warrant order to purchase drugs for hospitals with the approval of Cabinet as Cabinet has been dissolved after passing the No confidence motion recently "he has said .
Meanwhile Director General of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe has said steps have been taken to supply drugs continuously to the Hospitals.
Meanwhile Director General of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe has said steps have been taken to supply drugs continuously to the Hospitals.
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