Despite the Drugs Controller General of India having functioned in a whimsical and opaque manner, the draft bill does not curb its vast discretionary powers.
While weeding out corruption is a tall order, especially in the pharma industry, there needs to be a will to implement the 'checks and balances' already in place. Corruption in the pharma industry is nothing new and the recent reportage of unethical, illegal and fraudulent activities in India have, in effect, tarnished the image of the industry in the global sphere. Let's pick up a few recent threads of corruption and find out what industry insiders have to say.
The World Health Organization recommends at least five beds for a population of 1,000, ten times more than what the country had accomplished since its freedom.
THE Covid-19 pandemic has exposed deficiencies in the country’s health system and also health vulnerabilities of a large section of the Indian population. During successive pandemic waves, experts warned that people with underlying medical conditions were more vulnerable. Such pre-existing con
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health has expressed displeasure at the slow raise in health budgets over the years saying it was not happy with the piecemeal progress.