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Outside companies delayed implementation: Asiya Govt for Punjab type drug policy 3/28/2015 11:19:43 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 28: The state government is contemplating to implement much hyped drug policy in Jammu and Kashmir on the pattern of Punjab Government to check supply of drugs coming from unknown places and to overhaul the worn out health care. Terming the prevailing health system of Jammu and Kashmir an irony, Minister of state for Health, Transport and Social Welfare, Asiya Naqash said that state government is keen to implement drug policy as soon as possible and they are after this task to choose the best health policy for the state to provide complete Health care to common masses at door steps. "We were asked that central government may announce a drug policy for all states and so we waited for that but it seems that is not going to happen in near future. We came to know that Punjab Government has implemented a health policy which best suits to common masses in general, so we are thinking to implement same drug policy in our state too. I will tell you we will implement drug policy at any cost in near future," added the minister. She said that at present it is not known where from many drugs are supplied to Jammu and Kashmir and who the people behind the business are. She took serious note of absence of CMO level officers from duty. "This reflects how health department must be functioning in rural areas," she said. The Minister said that her government as per the directions of the Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Syed is keen to create posts of Doctors and Paramedical staff across the state as per need and their first priority would be to make existing health system functional. In 2012 then government despite announcing that it will implement a new drug policy in the state after March 31, 2013 to curb menace of substandard drugs across the state merely ended with chaos and confusion among common masses. She said national level drug companies were responsible for delay in implementation of the drug policy. Pertinently according to one report of Drug and Food Control Organization (DFCO) Jammu and Kashmir there has been an increase in marketing of substandard drugs to the state and in 2010-2011, around 21 drugs were found substandard, while as in 2013-2014 the number reached to 138. The minister said there was no dearth of funds for implementing the policy.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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