Islamabad
January 26, 2021
Islamabad:The stakeholders speaking at a webinar suggested that the Covid-19 vaccine donors to strictly monitor the distribution and administration of free doses being donated to the Pakistan government. They feared that free vaccine doses might be grabbed by the sides of those in power and sold on high prices as it was done in the case of Covid-19 free testing-kits. They urged for controlled mechanisms for the Covid-19 vaccination to benefit the needy ones and the frontline workers and aged people.
They also urged the government to first develop an inclusive and integrated COVID-19 vaccination policy, followed by a strategic action plan. Just firefighting would not serve the purpose to take care of the peoples’ healthcare and preventive needs. The federal government and the provinces have to be on the same page in this regard
Speakers warn of free drugs being sold in markets
Covid-19 vaccine. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
The stakeholders speaking at a webinar have suggested the Covid-19 vaccine donors to strictly monitor the distribution and administration of free doses being donated to the government of Pakistan.
They alleged that free vaccine doses might be grabbed by unscrupulous elements having links in the government and sold on high prices as was done in the case of Covid-19 free testing-kits.
The trust deficit between the people and the government has widened, speakers said at the webinar was organised by the Development Communications Network (Devcom-Pakistan) and the DTN. They stressed the need for external monitoring and control mechanisms for the Covid-19 vaccination to be in place to benefit the genuinely needy ones and the frontline workers and aged people.