8 August 2024 12:21 pm Views - 616
By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera
He told Parliament that substitutes are available for the essential drugs that are in short supply.
The Minister said orders have already been placed to procure the drugs in short supply and that the situation will come to normal soon.
He said there was a shortage of 250 essential drugs last year and that it has now decreased to 52.