President Anura Kumara Dissanayake revealed that the Government’s allocation for the health sector has been significantly increased to Rs. 604 billion.

He also said that an amount of Rs. 185 billion has been allocated from the 2025 budget to ensure the supply of medicines.

Accordingly, Rs. 7.5 billion will be allocated to provide nutrition packs for pregnant mothers, and Rs. 5 billion will go towards the ‘Thriposha’ programme.

The President also committed to the digitalization of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) and the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) to enhance efficiency.