Company handling SPC software denies allegations made at COPE meeting

EWIS Sri Lanka, the company handling the software of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) has denied all allegations made during the recent meeting of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).

Convening a press conference today (June 03), the CEO of the company Sanjeewa Wickramanayake said the software has been fully functional since its implementation. At the COPE meeting on May 31, startling revelations were made by the officials of the SPC with regard to a medical supplies management information system developed by the software company EWIS.

The SPC officials said the system that was designed to monitor medical supplies and to issue purchase orders had not lived up to the expectations despite having cost a staggering Rs. 640 million, with a further Rs. 5 million paid to the company every month for maintenance.

The company CEO said the SPC began paying Rs. 4.9 million from November in 2020 and not from 2015 as mentioned in the claims. Meanwhile, the State Ministry of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals revealed today that the SPC has paid Rs. 4.92 million per month for maintenance of the system.