Ahmad Jawad Osmani, the acting minister of public health, on Saturday spoke at a ceremony marking world pharmacists' day and said that around $400 to $600 million dollars is spent annually to import medicine to Afghanistan
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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