Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2013-04-24

Tender for the Supply of 2,400,000 Doses of Japanese Encephalitis Live Vaccine for Human Use

- the proposal made by Hon. Maithripala Sirisena, Minister of Health, to call for fresh tenders for the above and to enhance the previous year tender by 50% (300,000 doses) from the same supplier at the same price, to avoid any shortages of this vaccine in hospitals to continue the immunization programme, was approved by the Cabinet.