MoH donates new drug testing bus 

The Ministry of Health has donated another bus to the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development to support the ongoing mobile drug testing programme to ensure a safer and more regulated public transport system.

The bus, bearing number PZA – 0040, was officially presented by Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa, who also serves as Chief Organizer of the Government Party in Parliament, to Professor Clifford Perera, Chairman of the National Transport Medical Institute, at a ceremony held at the Ministry premises.

The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni, Additional Secretaries Janaka Kitsiri Gunawardena, Dr. Kumara Wickramasinghe, Harshani Sirinama, Director (Transport) Muditha Wimalasena, and M.S.M. Jabil, Medical Officer of Kattankudy Hospital, along with officials representing the Ministry of Health and Media and the National Transport Medical Institute.
The initiative is being implemented in accordance with the two-year strategic plan of the National Road Safety Programme launched by the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development.

The programme involves testing drivers, conductors and bus assistants engaged in public transportation to determine whether they have used drugs while operating or working on public transport services. 

The programme is currently being implemented in 05 provinces across the island. 

According to authorities, under the national random drug testing program, 7,150 tests have already been conducted. With inter‑ministerial cooperation, short‑, medium‑, and long‑term measures are being implemented to reduce road accidents and protect lives and property.The National Transport Medical Institute plans to extend the testing programme to the remaining provinces as the necessary physical and human resources are developed.

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