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Two medicines received from India to be re-examined!

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The Health Ministry has decided to re-examine the quality of two types of medicines following the death of patients reported and various allergies emerged after taking in these medicines.

Ministry Secretary Janaka Sri Chandragupta said that the two types of medicines that have led to complications were received under the Indian credit facility.

The ministry said that a special committee was appointed to investigate the reported cases of patients dying and developing allergies after the use of these two medicines which were registered at the National Medicines Regulatory Authority.

The Ministry Secretary said that the committee is headed by the Director General of Health Services.

He said that the committee will also look into the method of recovering compensation from the pharmaceutical companies for the patients who died after using the medicine and developed allergies.

A woman who was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of the Peradeniya Hospital died recently after receiving an injection.

Peradeniya Hospital Director Arjuna Tilakaratne said that the patient had been given the anesthetic injection two months ago for a hernia operation.

She was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit in a critical condition.

In addition, Dr. Tilakaratne said that a woman who was admitted for childbirth died after the same anesthetic was administered two months ago.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health recently took steps to blacklist ‘Prednisolone’, an eye drop that is used following eye surgery, due to its substandard quality.

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IMF grants waivers despite obligation breach & erred reporting

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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reviewed non complying purchases made by Sri Lanka under the 2023 Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) as well as inaccuracies of information reported to the IMF.

However, the IMF has decided to grant waivers and not pursue further action, citing corrective measures and a commitment to reform by Sri Lankan authorities.

Following the Executive Board’s discussion, Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair – Mr. Kenji Okamura, has issued the following statement:

“The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reviewed non complying purchases made by Sri Lanka under the 2023 Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (“EFF”), as well as a breach of obligations under Article VIII, Section 5. The noncomplying purchases arose as a result of the provision of inaccurate information by the authorities on the stock of expenditure arrears at the first, second, and third reviews under the EFF.

“The inaccuracies in information provided to the IMF were inadvertent and arose because of weaknesses in the timely reporting of arrears by line ministries to the Ministry of Finance, as well as a misunderstanding by the authorities of the definition of “arrears” under the Technical Memorandum of Understanding. 

“The Executive Board positively considered the authorities’ corrective actions, the fact that arrears repayments will be accommodated within the existing fiscal envelope, and the authorities’ commitment to improving public financial management procedures in line with the new PFM law, to reduce the risk of accruing arrears or inaccurate reporting of information going forward. In view of the above, the Executive Board agreed to grant waivers for the nonobservances of the quantitative performance criterion that gave rise to the noncomplying purchases and decided not to require further action in connection with the breach of obligations under Article VIII, Section 5.”

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Abdul Wazeeth appointed to Parliament from SLMC national list

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Abdul Wazeeth of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has been appointed as a Member of Parliament, the National Election Commission has announced.

His appointment comes following the resignation of former MP M. S. Naleem, who had entered Parliament through the SLMC National List after the 2024 parliamentary election.

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Tense situation in Kahawatta as residents clash with police

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Police had been compelled to use tear gas to control a tense situation that erupted between residents and police in Kahawatta following the funeral of a youth who was shot dead recently.

The funeral was held today (July 03) and the clash had broken out shortly afterwards.

Residents had expressed anger over the handling of the and had hurled stones at the police, reports say.

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