ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Deputy Attorney General to submit reply after reviewing reports of respondents regarding measures and precautions taken to control pneumonia and hepatitis C.
A two-member bench comprising Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Aejaz Afzal took up a suo moto notice case against deaths caused by epidemic diseases and expensive medication of Hepatitis C. During the proceedings, the bench remarked that provision of healthcare is constitutional responsibility of government but fake medicine and used syringes were sold everywhere in the country. The court observed that children were dying of pneumonia and other epidemics because of these fake medicines.
Justice Ejaz Afzal remarked that two journalists had written in their articles that a minister’s relatives were creating hurdles in registration of cheap Hepatitis C medicine. The deputy attorney general said new medicine registered after completing the formalities of Drug Act 1976. The Drug Regulatory Authority determined the price of newly registered medicine. He said 62 companies applied for registration of their medicine but the DRA approved only 9 companies medicine and remaining applications were rejected for different reasons. Later the hearing was adjourned till second week of February.
A two-member bench comprising Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Aejaz Afzal took up a suo moto notice case against deaths caused by epidemic diseases and expensive medication of Hepatitis C. During the proceedings, the bench remarked that provision of healthcare is constitutional responsibility of government but fake medicine and used syringes were sold everywhere in the country. The court observed that children were dying of pneumonia and other epidemics because of these fake medicines.
Justice Ejaz Afzal remarked that two journalists had written in their articles that a minister’s relatives were creating hurdles in registration of cheap Hepatitis C medicine. The deputy attorney general said new medicine registered after completing the formalities of Drug Act 1976. The Drug Regulatory Authority determined the price of newly registered medicine. He said 62 companies applied for registration of their medicine but the DRA approved only 9 companies medicine and remaining applications were rejected for different reasons. Later the hearing was adjourned till second week of February.
ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Deputy Attorney General to
submit reply after reviewing reports of respondents regarding measures
and precautions taken to control pneumonia and hepatitis C.
A two-member bench comprising Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Aejaz Afzal took up a suo moto notice case against deaths caused by epidemic diseases and expensive medication of Hepatitis C. During the proceedings, the bench remarked that provision of healthcare is constitutional responsibility of government but fake medicine and used syringes were sold everywhere in the country. The court observed that children were dying of pneumonia and other epidemics because of these fake medicines.
Justice Ejaz Afzal remarked that two journalists had written in their articles that a minister’s relatives were creating hurdles in registration of cheap Hepatitis C medicine. The deputy attorney general said new medicine registered after completing the formalities of Drug Act 1976. The Drug Regulatory Authority determined the price of newly registered medicine. He said 62 companies applied for registration of their medicine but the DRA approved only 9 companies medicine and remaining applications were rejected for different reasons. Later the hearing was adjourned till second week of February.
- See more at: http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/92675-SC-seeks-report-on-precautions-against-pneumonia-hepatitis-C#sthash.LwbjE7yd.dpuf
A two-member bench comprising Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Aejaz Afzal took up a suo moto notice case against deaths caused by epidemic diseases and expensive medication of Hepatitis C. During the proceedings, the bench remarked that provision of healthcare is constitutional responsibility of government but fake medicine and used syringes were sold everywhere in the country. The court observed that children were dying of pneumonia and other epidemics because of these fake medicines.
Justice Ejaz Afzal remarked that two journalists had written in their articles that a minister’s relatives were creating hurdles in registration of cheap Hepatitis C medicine. The deputy attorney general said new medicine registered after completing the formalities of Drug Act 1976. The Drug Regulatory Authority determined the price of newly registered medicine. He said 62 companies applied for registration of their medicine but the DRA approved only 9 companies medicine and remaining applications were rejected for different reasons. Later the hearing was adjourned till second week of February.
- See more at: http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/92675-SC-seeks-report-on-precautions-against-pneumonia-hepatitis-C#sthash.LwbjE7yd.dpuf
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