No drug shortage - Ministry of Health

No drug shortage - Ministry of Health

by Staff Writer 11-11-2018 | 11:34 AM
COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ministry of Health states that a temporary Procurement Board was assigned to avoid a shortage of drugs. Speaking to News 1st, the Deputy Director General of the Medical Supplies Division of the Ministry Dr. Lal Panapitiya said that false rumours have been circulating on a shortage of drugs in the country. Refuting the claims he reiterated that there is no such shortage at present.