Although the Health Authorities show their willingness to combat fraud and corruption
in the Health sector including the Ministry Of Health ,appointing a medical officer involved in corrupt activites in large scale within the Health Sector during previous regime to an highly responsible post of Deputy Director General Of Laboratory Services puzzled many Health Officials in the Ministry itself it has been reported.
The corrupted official who had the record of involved in corrupt activities in large scale with the help of multi national drug companies when he was the chairman of the National Drug Authority ,was banned for applying for the post of Deputy Director General Of Laboratory Services by the Public Services Commission based on his past background of corrupt activities and seniority few years ago.
The official was also found guilty of allegedly taken a salary entitled for a specialist grade Medical Officer for over a decade although he is not belonging to the specialist grade and involved in private practice as a doctor in Colombo which is illegal for an adminstrative officer of the Ministry.
The most unfortunate incident is that the major Health Trade Union leaders who are screaming that their unions are against fraud and corruption keep silent over the appointment of this corrupt official to the higher post of the Health Ministry last year (2016).
from Thambuththegama area(North Central Province) crashed at him while walking along the corner of the road in Thalawa area this morning(25).
