20 pharma companies to lose licence
BSS
The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has decided to cancel the licence of 20 pharmaceutical companies in line with the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Health Ministry, reports BSS.
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim gave the directives yesterday while presiding over a meeting with the officials of the Directorate of Drug Administration, an official release said yesterday.
The minister asked the directorate to execute the decision fast, it said.
Besides, the meeting in principle endorsed other recommendations of the Jatiya Sangsad body and implement those speedily after review.
State Minister for Health Zahid Malek, Health Secretary Syed Manzurul Islam, Director General of Health Services Professor Dr Deen Mohammad Nurul Haque,
Director General of Drug Administration Major General Mostafizur Rahman and senior officials of the directorate were present on the occasion.
Later, the health minister chaired a meeting to review the progress of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) under the ministry.
At the meeting, Nasim directed the authorities concerned to implement the programmes of the current fiscal year.
The health minister said the people have already started getting the fruits of the initiatives them government took in the health sector.
To continue the success, all will have to work with the highest transparency... there is no scope for moving back from the goal of making successful the initiatives for reaching the healthcare services to the peoples doorstep, he said.
