Indonesian Ambassador Dewi Gustina Tobing met with Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, yesterday (1) at the Ministry of Health and Mass Media.
During the meeting, the Ambassador expressed her appreciation of the government’s forward plans to improve the health sector and emphasised Indonesia’s continued support to enhance initiatives aimed at providing quality healthcare services to the public.
She inquired about the government’s ongoing programme for state-to-state pharmaceutical procurement and the supply of Indonesian-produced medicines to the Sri Lankan market.
Minister Jayatissa briefed the Ambassador on several key initiatives, including strengthening local pharmaceutical production, improving state-to-state procurement processes, facilitating the import of medicines produced in Indonesia, and the implementation of a new primary healthcare promotion programme.
The Minister also underlined the importance of further strengthening bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Indonesia in cultural, political, and economic spheres. He highlighted the development programmes carried out by the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, and the projects designed to empower the health sector.
Also present at the meeting were Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe and the Third Secretary of the Indonesian Embassy in Colombo, Sheila Ananta Ully.
