SPC Chairman Dr. Arjuna Thilakarathne assigned to Health Ministry

Colombo, November 27 (Daily Mirror) - Senior Medical Administrator and Chairman of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC), Dr. Arjuna Thilakarathne has been assigned to the Health Ministry, sources said.

He has been appointed to the position of Deputy Director General (Medical Services) II, succeeding Dr. Sudath Dharmaratne, who retired from the service recently.

The department which Dr. Thilakarathne is expected to take over was in the limelight under its former head Dr. G. Wijesuriya who faced uphill battles to address issues affecting the medical services including medical transfers and appointments.