Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Sri Lanka's pharmaceutical industry should work towards increasing domestic production to cover 80% of the country's pharmaceutical requirement, said Jayasiri Wickremasinghe, head of a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company.Book Beach Resorts

Speaking at a pharmaceutical industry event held in Colombo recently, he noted that the country's 23 local pharmaceutical manufacturers currently meet only around 20% of the local requirement, highlighting the significant potential for expanding domestic manufacturing. He added the industry had a long way to go in developing a comprehensive pharmaceutical manufacturing ecosystem, but stressed that the potential available in the sector was considerable.

"The day that all ...