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Expired Blood Packs Scandal
Ministry
Secretary delaying report’s response
By
Kushali Atukorale
Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition has asked
for two weeks from the Auditor General Department (AGD) to
notify the action it has taken on the investigation report
sent by the AGD pertaining to the usage of Expired Blood Packets.
Secretary- Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition, Dr. Athula
Kahadaliyanage told The Bottom Line that the: “AGD wanted
me to send the Ministry’s decision on October 6,, but
I was not able to do so since the investigations conducted
by the Ministry concluded only a few days back, hence, we
have requested for two weeks, since its essential to go through
the investigations reports properly, before making a decision,”
he said.
He also said that, “Within two weeks we are going to
submit the Ministry’s decision to the AGD and the Ministry’s
investigation report to the Public Service Commission, as
it’s a very sensitive case,” Dr. Kahadaliyanage
asserted.
The discovery that the National Blood Bank had used expired
blood packets, resulted in the interdiction of the Director
and a doctor of the Blood Bank. According to the AGD’s
investigations, 243 expired blood packets were used, while
some were distributed to other hospitals, after removing the
code containing the expiry date and other relevant facts.
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