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Govt. pushes for increased local pharmaceutical manufacturing

24 Aug 2021

The Government is urging pharmaceutical manufacturers to seek investments for the establishment of production factories, assuring them that it will provide systemic support to encourage domestic drug production. This was stated at a discussion held yesterday (24) between the Sri Lanka Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries (SLCPI) and Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella. Rambukwella had told the SLCPI that the Government could help manufacturers obtain purchase certificates and facilitate the exportation of medicines to other countries in the region. Speaking with regard to imported medicines, Rambukwella noted that focus should be placed on the quick distribution of such medicines to essential areas, and that importers play a vital role in this regard. He added that steps are being taken to update existing systems in this field to enable the level of technical infrastructure required to facilitate the industry. He also urged that any benefits from the importation, sale, and distribution of pharmaceuticals be passed on to the people, as they require maximum relief at the moment. The SLCPI told the Minister that even though price controls on drugs were imposed via a gazette notification, a price regulation mechanism should be set up in the future, with a plan for the method of payment for pharmaceutical products prepared by the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA). Also present at the discussion were State Minister of Production, Supply, and Distribution of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana; Secretary to the Ministry of Health Maj. Gen. Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe; SLCPI President Sanjeewa Wijesekera; and other officials from the Health Ministry and SLCPI.

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