Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chaired a meeting of senior officers of the Health Department on Monday and directed that patients visiting government health institutions be provided with quality medicines.
He said the state government would soon invite tenders of about Rs 100 crore for the procurement of medicines and would also ensure the participation of reputed pharmaceutical companies in the tender process.
He said medicines would be procured directly from manufacturers so that world-class drugs can be made available to patients in government health institutions across the state. He said that, if required, the state government would also make amendments to the Drugs Act to ensure quality medicines for the people to safeguard public interest.
Sukhu said the present government was making continuous efforts to bring improvements in the health sector and several reforms were being implemented in this direction. Emphasising that quality medicines were essential for delivering better healthcare services, he said the government’s focus was to ensure world-class health facilities for the people within the state itself.
The chief minister also directed the Food and Civil Supplies Corporation to procure medicines for its jan aushadhi and other medicine outlets directly from pharmaceutical companies and not from authorised dealers. He said there was no dearth of funds with the state government, but public money must be spent solely for the welfare of the people.
Health Secretary Priyanka Basu Ingty, HP State Civil Supplies Corporation Managing Director Rajeshwar Goyal, Special Secretary (Health) Jitender Sanjta, Director of Health Services Dr. Gopal Beri and other senior officers were also present in the meeting.
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