Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA).
The Minister of Health and Industries Dr. Ramesh Pathirana announced the appointment today (October 31) during a meeting with the NMRA at the Ministry of Health.
Having entered the public health sector in 1992, Dr. Wijewickrama became a Specialist in 2000.
He currently serves the role as a Senior Consultant Physician at the Infectious National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH) in Angoda.
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry has expressed concern over the Reciprocal Tariff policy announced by the U.S government today saying the new tariffs could significantly disrupt the country’s largest export sector and put thousands of jobs at risk.
Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan has been arrested by the CID in Batticaloa.
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