While Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical sector has exceeded expectations and surpassed many comparator countries, the industry’s reliance on imports for raw materials has long been a limiting factor.
Sustaining the development that has taken place in Bangladesh in the past 14 years and curbing inequality are key major challenges facing the economy owing to the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, said Planning Minister MA Mannan.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Micronutrient Premix industry has played a key role in meeting the challenge of supplying premix to countries to help national fortification initiatives and ensuring that staple foods can be fortified.
However, COVID-19 has threatened food production and international trade. Lockdown and quarantine measures to contain the virus spread, as well as their economic consequences, have rendered nutritious foods less available and affordable, causing global hunger and malnutrition to rise.
This was stated by experts at Global Summit for Food Fortification organised by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in association with Hexagon Nutrition to address the challenges experienced by the premix suppliers and fortified food producers. Stakeholders & Industry Experts from Stern Vitamin, BASF, voices from Bangladesh and Mozambique participated.