It amounts to a clear case of over invoicing, it maintained.
The organisation noted that the procurement was being done against the mandatory procedure by the private healthcare facilities, of DRAP in April, 2021 to administer the vaccine. The government vaccine will not be placed or administered in private hospitals keeping or administrating private sector vaccine. No government hospital will administer the private vaccine.
Transparency International further stated that in order to avoid a huge loss to the exchequer, the chief of NCOC is requested to issue directives to the federal government and all provincial governments for a direct procurement of the vaccines from the approved manufacturer only and not from a middleman.
20% Pakistanis to receive Covid-19 vaccine by year end
2.56m doses of vaccine have already been received with 8.5m more to be received in April and May, govt tells SHC
A resident receives a commercial dose of Russia s Sputnik V coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine, at a private hospital in Karachi on April 4, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI:
The federal government on Tuesday said that 20 per cent population of the country would be vaccinated against Covid-19 by December 2021.
The government shared the details of the vaccination process in a written response to Sindh High Court (SHC), saying that they have earmarked an amount of US$150 million for the inoculation drive.
National
April 4, 2021
KARACHI: Phase-III clinical trials of a triple-dose Chinese vaccine against Covid-19 have commenced at the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore, and four other hospitals in Lahore as well as Faisalabad, officials said on Saturday, adding these trials would also commence at health facilities in Islamabad, Karachi and Jamshoro.
“Clinical trials of a three-dose Chinese vaccine, dubbed as ZF-2001 have commenced at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) and four other health facilities in Lahore. So far around 1,000 volunteers have been registered for the trials while the target is to involve 10,000 volunteers from all over the country,” Vice Chancellor, University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore Prof Javed Akram told The News on Saturday.
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