Ministry to purchase drugs directly
The Health Ministry will soon purchase drugs directly from the governments of foreign countries without using brokers, a Health Ministry spokesman said.
According to the spokesman, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has pointed out the need to avoid brokers to prevent drug failures due to delays in supplying and not receiving required amounts. The Minister will hold discussions with his Indian counterpart to implement the new strategy. At present, the Health Ministry purchases drugs from foreign countries by calling tenders.
There are many representatives of the same foreign company in the country. All of them forward tenders on behalf of the same company when the Ministry calls tenders to purchase drugs. Once the tender is awarded, they delay supplying. When supplying drugs they don’t provide the agreed quantities. Many drugs face quality failures once they arrive in the country.
Minister Sirisena also called for a report on delays of building constructions at state hospitals, the spokesman said.
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