Sri Lanka’s Parliament was rocked by shocking revelations as MP Dayasiri Jayasekara claimed that three people have died after being injected with human immunoglobulin imported under the present government, raising grave questions of accountability, safety, and governance in the country’s healthcare system.
A major controversy erupted in Parliament on August 21 after Kurunegala District MP Dayasiri Jayasekara revealed that three individuals have died following the administration of human immunoglobulin imported under the current government.
Speaking during the debate on several finance and customs-related resolutions, the MP stated that this is a matter of national concern and accountability. He recalled that when the human immunoglobulin issue first arose, former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was imprisoned. The company responsible for the imports had initially failed sample tests in Sri Lanka, resulting in the product being stopped from distribution.
Jayasekara explained that after Sri Lankan authorities ordered the failed products to be removed, the importing company instead obtained certification from India. He stressed that, under normal circumstances, such products are not verified in India itself but in countries like Germany or others with stricter standards.
Despite earlier test failures, the drug was later circulated, and the results have proven tragic. The MP confirmed that three deaths have been recorded so far:
- K.D. Sujeewa, who died at the Colombo North Hospital.
- W.D. Nandasena, who passed away at the Kandy Hospital.
- An unnamed victim who died earlier in Trincomalee.
“This is a more dangerous issue than the case of Keheliya Rambukwella,” Jayasekara declared in Parliament. “Because three people have now died as a result of this failure. One that was stopped should never have been injected again. One that was ordered to be removed should not have been allowed to re-enter through backdoor approvals.”
He accused the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) and relevant government authorities of grave negligence and demanded to know who would take responsibility for the deaths.
The MP concluded his statement by questioning who should face justice, emphasizing that this scandal demonstrates both the failure of regulatory oversight and the collapse of public trust in Sri Lanka’s health governance.
