Health Minister Ramesh Pathirana announced the appointment of Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama as the new chairman of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority. This appointment was confirmed today (31) following a special discussion with the Board of Directors of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority held at the Ministry of Health.
Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, a specialist, commenced his government service in 1992 and achieved the status of a specialist in 2000. He currently serves as a senior physiologist in the Department of Infectious Diseases and is recognized as one of the top scholars in Sri Lanka.