Chemists, pharmacists seek priority vaccination
May 20, 2021
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Since March last year over 650 of their members have died due to Covid, they say All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists on Thursday urged the government to consider the 9.4 lakh chemists and staff as being on essential duty and give them priority in Covid-19 vaccinations.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the organisation said despite their repeated appeal, the government has so far not heeded their request for priority vaccination.
If they continued to be ignored, they will have no option but join the lockdown to protest as well as save their own lives.
Online portal for Covid drugs: AIOCD seeks Delhi CM intervention
May 06, 2021
Says the current process on the portal is quite cumbersome
The All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), an apex body representing 9.4 lakh chemists in the country, has urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to intervene in the matter of online portal for Covid-19 drugs, stating that the entire process is quite cumbersome when it comes to furnishing patient-related and other supply chain information.
Main objective
The main objective of having such a portal is to ensure timely delivery of Remdesivir and this cannot be achieved if the procedures in the portal are cumbersome, Rajiv Singhal, General Secretary, AIOCD, told
Fake drug rackets reaching rural areas: Beware of cheap antibiotics sold as Remdesivir
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Fake drug rackets reaching rural areas: Beware of cheap antibiotics sold as Remdesivir. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 5 : Beware of fake life saving drugs. Instead of Remdesivir, which is required for critically ill Covid patients, similar looking vials of Monocef or Zetri, a low cost antibiotic injection, are being sold in the black market.
Criminal gangs and swindlers active in Delhi-NCR and Western Uttar Pradesh are reportedly buying Monocef vials in bulk, each piece costing around Rs 52, and selling them to desperate customers for over Rs 5,500 to Rs 10,000 apiece.
Ujjwala Singhania takes over as 38th National President FICCI FLO ANI | Updated: May 04, 2021 15:11 IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): Ujjwala Singhania has been appointed as the National President of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), the oldest women-led & women-centric business chamber of Southeast Asia.
She took over as the 38th President of FLO at the FLO s 37th Annual Session in presence of eminent personalities including Smriti Irani, Honourable Minister for Women & Child Development, Narendra Singh Tomar, Honourable Minister for Rural Development, Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister for Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India among others.
As the 38th National President of FLO Singhania will focus on empowering women by facilitating an enabling environment that promotes entrepreneurship, industry participation and economic development of women. Under her leadership, FLO will carry out many interventions towards foste
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