24 May 2024 08:48 pm Views - 2358
Colombo, May 24 - Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana has appointed three new professionals to the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) Board.
This decision aligns with the NMRA Act of 2015, which empowers the Minister to nominate and appoint professionals of eminence from the fields of law, accountancy, management, and health.
Accordingly, the new appointees include Chartered Accountant Sujeewa Mudalige, President’s Counsel Palitha Kumarasinghe and senior Grade 1 officer in the Sri Lanka Administrative Service Susantha Kahawatta.
These appointments follow the resignation of three board members who were appointed by the previous Health Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella.
The outgoing members include Supul Wijesinghe from the field of accounting, Attorney-at-Law Manoj Gamage from the field of law, and architect Priyantha Serasinghe from the field of management.