Blood Transfusion Director to be interdicted

Chaminda Perera

Colombo: Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Athula Kahandaliyanage yesterday decided to interdict the Director and the Medical Officer of the National Blood Transfusion Centre on the recommendation of Public Services Commission (PSC).

The PSC yesterday directed the Health Ministry Secretary to interdict National Blood Transfusion Centre Director Dr. R.M. Bindusara and Medical Officer K.M.I.L.A Naseer after considering the interim report on the alleged issue of outdated platelets to Government hospitals.

The special team appointed by the Health Ministry to investigate the alleged use of outdated platelet kits in the blood donation and transfusion in Government hospitals recently presented an interim report to the Public Services Commission seeking its recommendations against the offenders. All key Government hospitals are to be brought under this probe.

The investigators are expected to present their final report with recommendations to avert this kind of situation in the future after the ongoing investigation is completed.