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.
The Colombo–Kandy main road at Pahala Kadugannawa has been closed indefinitely after a deadly rockfall in the area that left six people dead and four others injured.
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The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
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