Cabinet Spokesman - Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has said that it will be possible to provide a solution to the disrupted PET scan services at the Colombo National Hospital and the Apeksha hospital, within a maximum period of 03 more days and that the government will intervene in the matter.
Speaking at today’s (April 28) Cabinet briefing, the Minister also said that the disruption of PET scans at another private hospital was due to an issue in the machine itself.
He also said that the disruption is not due to delays by the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) in granting approvals for the supplier of the radioactive tracer - Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG).
Earlier, the Government Radiological Technologists' Association (GRTA) has pointed out that the disruption is due to a shortage of FDG, a radioactive tracer (radiopharmaceutical) required to perform PET scans.
According to the association, FDG was previously imported from India. However, the registration of the supplier has not yet been updated by the NMRA.
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