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LIFTING THE BAN ON HYDROXY CHLOROQUINE: IMPACT ON INDIAN HEALTH CARE
In the event of the current Corona pandemic, we support the Central governments decision to ban the export of life saving drugs like Hydroxy Chloroquine.
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LIFTING THE BAN ON HYDROXY CHLOROQUINE: IMPACT ON INDIAN HEALTH CARE
In the event of the current Corona pandemic, we support the Central governments decision to ban the export of life saving drugs like Hydroxy Chloroquine.
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On a humanitarian ground we can donate drugs in small quantities to countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal Bhutan , Sri Lanka and destitute African nations if a request is made by official diplomatic channels.
We would emphasize the word REQUEST.
On a humanitarian ground we can donate drugs in small quantities to countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal Bhutan , Sri Lanka and destitute African nations if a request is made by official diplomatic channels.
We would emphasize the word REQUEST.
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As friends and allies of western nations , we can donate drugs and other essential medical equipment to them as a humanitarian gesture after ensuring that there is no shortage of drugs to treat our own patients in India.
We must also preserve a stock pile for prophylaxis
As friends and allies of western nations , we can donate drugs and other essential medical equipment to them as a humanitarian gesture after ensuring that there is no shortage of drugs to treat our own patients in India.
We must also preserve a stock pile for prophylaxis
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and treatment of first responders like doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers must be prioritised.
We are concerned about the grave situation in Italy and UK and helping foreign nations as a humane gesture is good policy, only if domestic interests are safe guarded first.
and treatment of first responders like doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers must be prioritised.
We are concerned about the grave situation in Italy and UK and helping foreign nations as a humane gesture is good policy, only if domestic interests are safe guarded first.
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Freedom to export to rich nations which can pay in euros and dollars will further deplete our stockpile and bring the availability of drugs to a very low level. If there is a huge demand nationally only limited quantities should be exported/donated to the other nations.
Freedom to export to rich nations which can pay in euros and dollars will further deplete our stockpile and bring the availability of drugs to a very low level. If there is a huge demand nationally only limited quantities should be exported/donated to the other nations.
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The government would be acting in national interest while enforcing the export ban and must not be influenced by statements of foreign nations or foreign organizations.
The partial / controlled ban on the export of Hydroxy chloroquine is a correct & well advised policy.
The government would be acting in national interest while enforcing the export ban and must not be influenced by statements of foreign nations or foreign organizations.
The partial / controlled ban on the export of Hydroxy chloroquine is a correct & well advised policy.
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The export of PPE kits with respirators to Serbia to help foreign Serbian doctors when our own medical staff lacked PPE kits was an extremely painful sight to fathom.
We urge the government to stand by its policy, export life saving drugs like
The export of PPE kits with respirators to Serbia to help foreign Serbian doctors when our own medical staff lacked PPE kits was an extremely painful sight to fathom.
We urge the government to stand by its policy, export life saving drugs like
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like Hydroxy chloroquine, paracetamol, cetrizine, azithromycin, essential antibiotics, oxygen masks, ventilators, inotropes, IV fluids, masks of all specifications , gowns, gloves, must be banned , till only when domestic requirements are fully met with a safe buffer stock
like Hydroxy chloroquine, paracetamol, cetrizine, azithromycin, essential antibiotics, oxygen masks, ventilators, inotropes, IV fluids, masks of all specifications , gowns, gloves, must be banned , till only when domestic requirements are fully met with a safe buffer stock
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The report of JHUSOM & several leading academics suggests that there is the possibility of large number of people being infected in India. Policy to export life saving drugs & medical equipment to please foreign nations can have a chilling impact on both patients and doctors.
The report of JHUSOM & several leading academics suggests that there is the possibility of large number of people being infected in India. Policy to export life saving drugs & medical equipment to please foreign nations can have a chilling impact on both patients and doctors.
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The Indian state must abide by the principle of self preservation .
Self preservation and stockpiling of essential medical armamentarium is a natural response by all wisely guided countries.
The Indian state must abide by the principle of self preservation .
Self preservation and stockpiling of essential medical armamentarium is a natural response by all wisely guided countries.
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Friends, it is not our job to echo the lines of the government but create alternative policy solutions and drafts in national interest even if it means questioning the government at times.
Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar MBBS MD
(President : CAV)
Friends, it is not our job to echo the lines of the government but create alternative policy solutions and drafts in national interest even if it means questioning the government at times.
Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar MBBS MD
(President : CAV)
