The Cabinet has sent a warning letter to the Dr.Nihal Jayathilake the current secretary of the Health Ministry on his involvement of providing false report to the Cabinet Committee by recommending a regional pharmaceutical company which not even applied for the tender of purchasing “Desferioxamine Mesylate “Injections prescribe for Thalasemia Patients ,as a suitable company to purchase those injection vials.
The Health Ministry Secretary who have received a similar warning letter from the Cabinet few weeks back over another tender fraud like this has said to be received Rs.10 million as commissions from the said company for recommending them for the tender.
The Rs.3,230,928 worth tender “MSD/P/018/13-DHS/C/P/346/2013-SR Number:160305” was opened in view of purchasing 360,000 “Desferioxamine Mesylate” Injection Vials for Thalasemia Patients in government hospitals. the health secretary was charged for trying to change the successful bidder company submitted the suitable bid for the tender with another company which not even applied for the tender the government sources said.
The Ministry Of Finance has instructed the Health Secretary to provide a fully detailed report on explaining the reasons for changing the successful bidder of the tender.
Earlier this week he Government Medical Officers Forum (GMOF)has requested President Mahinda Rajapaksha to remove the Health Ministry Secretary with immediate effect over the corrupted tender deals he got involved in.meanwhile government sources said that the Health Ministry Secretary Dr.Jayathilake is scheduled to be removed from the post by next week and a senior lady administrative officer attach to the Finance Ministry is due to be appointed as the new health secretary
