https://groundviews.org/2009/11/14/the-vicious-cycle-that-is-eating-away-sri-lanka%e2%80%99s-healthcare-the-sri-lanka-pharmaceutical-corporation-spc-the-ministry-of-health-and-the-treasury/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-vicious-cycle-that-is-eating-away-sri-lanka%25e2%2580%2599s-healthcare-the-sri-lanka-pharmaceutical-corporation-spc-the-ministry-of-health-and-the-treasury Journalism for Citizens Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:47:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://groundviews.org/2009/11/14/the-vicious-cycle-that-is-eating-away-sri-lanka%e2%80%99s-healthcare-the-sri-lanka-pharmaceutical-corporation-spc-the-ministry-of-health-and-the-treasury/#comment-54540 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:47:44 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1948#comment-54540 […] Sri Lanka’s healthcare system as the country’s most corrupt system after education. The Sri Lanka Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) is responsible for buying medicines for the Ministry of Health through a call for tender process. […]

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