A group of doctors from Maligawatta Kidney Hospital recently conducted a residential excursion and medical workshops. The Bribery Commission has received a complaint that the relevant hospital branch of the Medical Association had been given money by pharmaceutical companies for the said excursion and workshop and it is reported that the relevant investigations have already been initiated.
The Bribery Commission has already recorded a statement from the Director of Maligawatta Kidney Hospital regarding this incident.
These investigations have been initiated based on information received that the money spent on the said excursion was paid for by pharmaceutical companies. It is reported that statements are to be recorded from the specialists and doctors involved in this workshop in the future.