Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal to enhance storage facilities for the Medical Supply Division under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media.

The Medical Supply Division is responsible for procuring, storing and distributing medicines, and other medical supplies and pharmaceutical items required for patient treatment to health institutions islandwide.

The current storage facilities available for the Medical Supply Division are only sufficient for storing medicine stocks for approximately 22 to 30 days from the overall annual medicine consumption.

However, with plans in place to minimize medicine shortages by obtaining supplies for more than six (06) months at the prescribed time and main...