The production facility of Navesta Pharmaceuticals to manufacture Antibiotic injections was opened by President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday August 31 in Horana.
Navesta Pharmaceuticals according to a statement released by the firm will primarily meet the local demand of 12 products in Penicillin category (antibiotic drugs that are a part of the Beta Lactam group of medicines) dry powder injectable
Navesta Pharmaceuticals has invested Rs 1.4 billion for this facility and is the first ever sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Sri Lanka.
The facility will manufacture 50 million vials for the government’s health sector. The production facility will provide employment opportunities for people with specialist knowledge on drug making and related fields.
The first set of locally produced antibiotic drugs in the Penicillin category was handed over to President Sirisena by the Company Chairman Sanjaya Jayaratna.
Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratna also participated.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
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