Director General Of Health Services Has Appointed A Five Member New Committee To Probe On Alleged Kidney Transplant Racket

The Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala has appointed a new five member committee replacing the previous three member committee appointed by the Minister of Health ,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne to investigate on the alleged Large Scale Kidney Transplant Racket operated between Sri Lanka and India.

The new committee comprising Deputy Director General Of Dental Services of the Ministry Dr.Jayasundara Bandara(Chairman) ,Deputy Director General(Medical Services) Dr.Lakshmi Somatahunge,Director Laboratory Services Dr.Kamal Jaysinghe ,Senior Assistant Secretary Rohana Silva and Consultant Medical Administrator Dr.Rajapriya Balasuriya has been appointed by the Dr.Mahipala per the instructions of Health Minister according to Ministry Of Health.

The new committee has been appointed to make the investigation process on alleged Kidney Racket more comprehensive and the committee is due to submit a report on their findings within one week period the  Ministry has stated.

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Specialist Doctors Want To Remove Heads Of Independent Drug Regulatory Authority

A large number of complaints have been received by the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine from specialist doctors attached to Government Hospitals island wide by requesting to remove two retired Professors who are the heads of newly Formed Independent Drug Regulatory Authority and responsible for the price escalation  of Anti Biotic Drugs in local market and the Drug Shortage prevails in Maharagama Cancer Hospital at present.

Due to not registering new drugs at the Independent Drug Regulatory Authority since last July there is a severe shortage of essential Anti Cancer Drugs at Maharagama Cancer Hospital according to the Collage Of Oncologists.Due to to the poor administrative skills of two retired professors who are in charge of  Drug Regulatory Authority they are not able to register new drugs for the government hospitals and as there's a shortage occurred  on these drugs , result is the escalation of    prices of many Anti Biotic Drugs at local market Oncologists said.

Due to this the two retired professors should be removed from Authority and   a specialized professionals with a sound administrative skills should be appointed as heads of  Drug Regulatory Authority they have stressed.

The Independent Drug Regulatory Authority has been established under the National Medicinal Drug Policy on 01st of July 2015.It's aim is to import good quality drugs to Sri Lanka for reasonable prices.

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IT Giant Microsoft To Sign A Technical Agreement With Sri Lanka

The IT Giant Microsoft Company is willing to sign  a Technical Agreement with Sri Lankan Government soon in view of introducing latest Technologies to the Country according to  Microsoft Company President John Phillip.

The Microsoft President has already informed on this to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe who is currently attending the World Economic Summit in Switzerland according to Sources.

Through the planned Technical Agreement ,Microsoft Company is expected to provide New Generation Technology and Information Technology and to Digitizing the fields of Education and Social Security  .

During the meeting held with Sri Lankan Prime Minister the Microsoft President has said the Company will send a team of experts to Sri Lanka to monitor the possibility of introducing new technologies to the  Country.