The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri V Sadananda Gowda has said that there is no shortage of medicines in the country to deal with the outbreak of Corona virus.
Inaugurating India Pharma & Medical Device 2020 conference in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat Today’ Shri Gowda assured that so far, Government has been able to successfully restrict its spread in India due to strong surveillance and monitoring system. The global outbreak has not only posed immense challenge to pharma sector but also opened up a window of opportunity for the sector. He said the preparedness of Government, hospitals, medical institutions and pharma sector to deal with Corona virus in any eventuality have been strong and firmed up.
Shri Gowda further said that there is a need to reduce our dependency on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) imports by making India self-sufficient in API manufacturing. He said that pharma companies should take a cue from this emerging situation and take steps to increase their capacity in API manufacturing.
