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April 29, 2021
Living up to the nation’s expectations amid the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) announced to have indigenously developed its own intensive care unit (ICU) ventilator named “i-LIVE”.
According to a news release issued here, the ventilator has been developed by a PAEC team of diligent scientists and engineers applying all essential quality standards and regulatory requirements whereas doctors from PAEC Hospital Islamabad provided valuable input during its development process.
Besides passing through all internal reviews and testing, the “i-LIVE” ventilator also successfully passed the independent reviews and testing conducted throughout the development lifecycle by the evaluation team from Pakistan Innovation and Technology Center (PITC), Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).
Govt Finally Fixes the Price of Sputnik V
The federal cabinet on Tuesday finalized the retail price of the COVID-19 vaccine imported by the private sector from Russia.
According to details, the price of the two-dose Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, has been fixed at Rs. 8,449.
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Moreover, a four-dose pack of Sputnik V will cost Rs. 16,560, a 10-dose pack will be available at Rs. 40,555, and a 20-dose pack will be priced at Rs. 81,110.
The development comes a day after Sindh High Court (SHC) issued show-cause notices to Secretaries of Cabinet Division and Health and CEO Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) for not fixing the retail price of Sputnik V.
DRAP approves use of locally developed ventilator i-Live
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The ventilator was developed by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has introduced ‘i-Live’, the first ICU ventilator produced with national resources in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Drug Regulatory Authority Of Pakistan (DRAP) has formally approved the use and manufacturing of this ventilator.
According to a press release issued by PAEC on Wednesday, this ventilator has been prepared by scientists and engineers of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from local resources in accordance with all the prevailing medical standards.
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April 28, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday took exception over non-fixation of COVID-19 vaccination prices by the federal government and issued show cause notices to secretary Cabinet Division, secretary health and chief executive officer (CEO) of Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) for not complying the court directives.
Hearing lawsuit of a pharma company against drug regulatory authority’s notification with regard to withdrawal of exemption in COVID-19 vaccines import to the extent of 1 million doses of Sputnik-V, SHC’s single bench headed by Justice Nadeem Akhtar inquired federal law officer about the fixation of COVID-19 vaccines price by the DRAP as undertook by the federal government on previous hearing.