Sri Lanka targets pharmaceuticals self-sufficiency with new zone
Efforts to increase domestic and foreign investment in Sri Lanka’s pharmaceuticals industry is set to boost output, Oxford Business Group (OBG) said in its recent Sri Lanka economic update. OBG said latest measures will also broaden the sector’s product range, bringing the country closer to the government’s goal…
Locally produced anti-venom vaccines by year-end
Locally produced anti-venom (vaccines) for snake bites for five varieties of snakes will be available by the end of this year, Acting Director General of Health Services Dr. J.M.W. Jayasundara Bandara said. Addressing a press conference at the Health Education Bureau in Colombo he said that at the…
President launches ‘Suraksha Insurance Scheme’ for children
“Current government is following the United Nations and international charters, agreements and statements on children while fulfilling a comprehensive task beyond that for the children of the nation”, says President Maithripala Sirisena. The President was speaking at the ceremony to launch ‘Suraksha Insurance Scheme’, introduced for the…
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