Sri Lanka, Feb. 15 -- Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana has instructed relevant authorities to take necessary steps to strengthen the system of providing high quality medicines to the people.

He was speaking at a discussion held at the Health Ministry regarding matters related to the regulation, supply and distribution of medicines with the officials of the Medical Supply Division, the State Pharmaceutical Corporation, the State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation and the National Drug Regulatory Authority under the Health Ministry yesterday (14).

In this discussion chaired by the Health and Industry Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, attention was paid to issues such as regularization of tender procedures, continuous provision of h...