According to two gazette notifications issued by the Consumer Affairs Authority, Dengue Antigen Test will cost Rs. 1200 and for Full Blood Count (FBC) Rs. 400 and for covid PCR test Rs. 6500 and a maximum price of Rs 2000 has been set for the covid antigen test.
In Kandy and many suburbs, the people who go to private medical centers are accused of charging exorbitant prices, but the people say that the officials of the Kandy Consumer Authority are sleeping. It is also special that the doctors who are working in public hospitals are fighting for higher salaries. Many doctors have been accused of seeing patients in private hospitals during their working hours in public hospitals.
On the last 23rd, three institutions were charged Rs. 10 lakh each and five other institutions Rs. It was recently reported that 8 private hospitals and laboratory centers were fined 55 lakh rupees each and about 10 more cases are to be called in the courts in the future.
Sarath Samaranayake