Long tender process leads to malpractices in medicine procurements: COPF

15 November 2023 10:15 am Views - 565

By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana

COLOMBO (Daily Mirror)- Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) Harsha de Silva informed Parliament today that his committee has advised the Ministry of Finance to introduce a new efficient system to procure medicines and medical equipment.

"We have found that it takes 8 months to purchase medicine and medical equipment. It is obvious that those concerned develop the habit of going for emergency procurements," he said.