‘Govt must withdraw snags in healthcare imports’
Business
February 12, 2021
LAHORE: Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) on Thursday urged the government to withdraw regulatory hurdles faced by importers of refurbished medical equipment to ease the problems faced by the healthcare sector, especially in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The demand was made by the chamber in view of the briefing by a delegation of the Pakistan Medical Equipment Importers and Dealers Association (PMEIDA) during a meeting with PCJCCI Vice President Khalid Raffique Choudhry. PMEIDA briefed regarding the imposition of licensing condition on import of used hospital machinery by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), despite the presence of existing frameworks in this regard.