ISLAMABAD, Feb 08 (APP):Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Abdul Qadir Patel on Wednesday said that effective measures were being taken to ensure an uninterrupted supply of medicines in the country.
In a statement, the minister said that in this regard all necessary arrangements had been made and strategy had been chalked out for the availability of medicines.
He said there would be no compromise on the pricing of medicines keeping in view its burden on patients.
He said a meeting would be held in Karachi on Thursday between the officials of the Ministry of National Health Services and the Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacture Association (PPMA).
The objective of the meeting is to make sure that all medicines are available in the market, he added.
He said the government was well aware of the problems of the citizens and taking sincere steps to give maximum relief to them.