Committee appointed to pick 20% population for vaccination
By Sarah Hannan
World Health Organisation (WHO) Resident Representative in Sri Lanka Dr. Razia Pendse yesterday (9) informed that the WHO has agreed to vaccinate 20% of Sri Lanka's population with the Covid-19 vaccination that would be made available.
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From left: DGHS Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Secretary to the Ministry of Health (Retd.) Maj. Gen. Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi, WHO Resident Representative in Sri Lanka Dr. Razia Pendse, and additional secretaries and officials of the Ministry at the Ministry of Health in Colombo, 09 November 2020[/caption]
Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi called for a special committee to be appointed to look into matters such as funding, determining who administers the vaccine, managing the relevant physical resources, obtaining information, and filing facts.
A special discussion was held with the participation of Wanniarachchi, Minister of Production, Supply, and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana, and WHO Resident Representative in Sri Lanka Dr. Razia Pendse.
Secretary to the Ministry of Health Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Asela Gunawardena, additional secretaries to the Ministry of Health, and a number of officials were present at the meeting.
“The vaccination that is to be administered to a section of the country's population will be more of a preventive measure rather than a cure for those who are already infected. We have appointed a technical committee which will be headed by Secretary to the Ministry of Health Maj. Gen. Sanjeewa Munasinghe,” Minister of Health Wanniarachchi told The Morning.
The technical committee is expected to submit a report of their findings to the Minister, which will then be forwarded to the WHO through Dr. Pendse for consideration.
From left: DGHS Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Secretary to the Ministry of Health (Retd.) Maj. Gen. Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi, WHO Resident Representative in Sri Lanka Dr. Razia Pendse, and additional secretaries and officials of the Ministry at the Ministry of Health in Colombo, 09 November 2020[/caption]
Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi called for a special committee to be appointed to look into matters such as funding, determining who administers the vaccine, managing the relevant physical resources, obtaining information, and filing facts.
A special discussion was held with the participation of Wanniarachchi, Minister of Production, Supply, and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana, and WHO Resident Representative in Sri Lanka Dr. Razia Pendse.
Secretary to the Ministry of Health Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Asela Gunawardena, additional secretaries to the Ministry of Health, and a number of officials were present at the meeting.
“The vaccination that is to be administered to a section of the country's population will be more of a preventive measure rather than a cure for those who are already infected. We have appointed a technical committee which will be headed by Secretary to the Ministry of Health Maj. Gen. Sanjeewa Munasinghe,” Minister of Health Wanniarachchi told The Morning.
The technical committee is expected to submit a report of their findings to the Minister, which will then be forwarded to the WHO through Dr. Pendse for consideration.