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Health Ministry asks State govts to adopt Clinical Establishment Bill

The Union health ministry has asked the state governments to adopt the recently-passed Clinical Establishment Bill so that a comprehensive database of the health infrastructure could be made and the sector can be further streamlined.

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad also asked the States to increase the allocation for the public health and take initiate stern steps to contain spurious drugs in the markets. He was addressing the 11thConference of Central Council of Health & Family Welfare, attended by his deputies and health ministers from all the States, here on Tuesday.

He called upon the State health ministers to strengthen the Public Health System for the prevention and control of infectious diseases like malaria, dengue, TB, H1N1 etc by improving laboratory practices, surveillance, outreach investigation and effective case management. He also advocated for the creation of a specialized public health cadre including a Directorate of Public Health in states to focus on prevention control of infectious diseases. The States were also requested to increase their Health Budgets to meet the growing demands of the health sector.

The Union Minister underlined the need for placing trained and motivated personnel to enhance the capacity of the health system to manage both communicable as well as non-communicable diseases. He requested the ministers to ensure that trained personnel are not frequently transferred so that their knowledge and skills are optimally utilized.

Expressing concern at the menace of spurious drugs and adulteration of food, the Union Minister called upon the State Health Ministers to enforce the provisions of the PFA Act strictly. He emphasized the need for strengthening the enforcement machinery by filling up the vacant posts of food and drug inspectors and by upgrading the laboratories with proper equipment and trained personnel.

The Union Minister emphasized the need for expanding the outreach of Medical Education in the unserved and underserved areas of the country. He highlighted the various path-breaking initiatives undertaken in the recent past to rationalize/liberalize the norms for setting up of the Medical Colleges. He particularly urged the State Government to rise the retirement age of the faculty to 65 years as has been a mended under the MCI regulations. He said that this lone step would enable state governments to overcome the shortage of faculty to some extent. The Minister also assured the Council that Ministry would engage in discussions with the Board of Governors, Medical Council of India to explore the possibility of further liberalization in the existing norms.

One Day Seminar on GLP on 4th Sept. 2010

Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Karnataka Branch & IPA Industrial Pharmacy Division in association with Karnataka Drugs & Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KDPMA) & North Karnataka Drugs Manufacturers Association (NKDMA) is organizing a one-day seminar on Good Laboratory Practices. The event will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Solitaire Hotel in Bangalore.

Karnataka chief secretary S V Ranganath is expected to inaugurate the seminar. Also present on the occasion would be State health and family welfare principal secretary Dr E V Ramana Reddy.

According to Premnath Shenoy, vice president, Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Karnataka Branch, there is a need to educate the industry on the GLP which will come into force from November 1, 2010. The pharma industry needs to be updated on the requirements.

Topics such as general laboratory requirements, instruments calibration, microbiological testing and internal audit will be covered during the day long deliberation. The seminar would provide an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas on topics of importance and also seek expert advice on current hot topics bothering the technical staff in day -today operations.

Experts from Regulatory Agencies and Industry including companies such as Apotex, AstraZeneca, Global Pharmatech would be participating in the deliberations.

The organizers recommend the seminar for persons working in pharmaceutical companies working in quality control, production, quality assurance, regulatory affairs. Members of Teaching staff from Pharmacy colleges and post graduate students of pharmacy would also benefit from the session.