India gifts 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal
News | April 23, 2020 10:38 ISTOn April 22, India gifted 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal to help in fight against coronavirus pandemic.
On April 22, India gifted 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal to help in fight against coronavirus pandemic.
There could soon be a shortage of medicines in India as the COVID-19 outbreak just hit nearly 55 crucial pharmaceutical facilities that are part of Asia's largest pharma hub in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. The operation in these facilities has been suspended for a period of 9 days to contain the spread of the virus.
Since the country is under lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the India Post is lending its support to people by providing services like delivering life saving medicines to the patients living in remote areas.
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India on Tuesday gifted a 10-tonne consignment of essential life saving medicines to Sri Lanka to help it battle with the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected over 180 people and killed six in the country.
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Earlier, there were no restrictions on outbound shipments of these products. APIs are raw material for pharmaceuticals. India has exported APIs worth about USD 225 million last year. The country's API imports stood at around USD 3.5 billion per year. Out of this, about USD 2.5 billion is from China.
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The Centre on Tuesday asserted that there is no shortage of medicines to combat the coronavirus outbreak and the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) is regularly monitoring the distribution and addressing issues with the help of other departments, states and Union Territories.
Justice KS Hegde Charitable Hospital in Karnataka's Mangaluru has started tele-medicine services using WhatsApp, to enable patients to consult doctors and get medical advice, during coronavirus lockdown.
"Lockdown and social distancing are important to break the chain of transmission," says Health Ministry official.
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