Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella says that there is a shortage of 112 types of drugs used in government hospitals at the moment.
Speaking in the parliament today (April 27), the Minister affirmed that earlier there was a shortfall of 150 out of 1,347 types of drugs used in government hospitals at present.
“The government spends Rs. 50 billion annually to import medicines needed by Sri Lanka, which is a figure of 13.6 million US dollars.”
He said in addition to this, the Ministry of Finance has allocated additional Rs. 40 million as a budget cut of 1%, in view of a request of the Cabinet.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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