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India vouches for safety, efficacy of its drugs
Monday April 29, 2013 07:38:52 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: India
Monday vouched for the safety and efficacy of drugs manufactured
by it and asked African countries not to mix patent issues with
those of quality.
"India is the largest supplier of generic medicines in the world.
These drugs are issued only after their quality and compatibility
are checked," said P.V. Appaji, director general of the
Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council.
Addressing African delegates and ministers at the India-Africa
Policy Dialogue on Pharmaceuticals here, Appaji said that every
country in the world was looking at affordable medicines.
"India is capable of manufacturing 95 percent of its medicines.
There is no country where Indian medicines are not used," he said.
"Don't mix patent issues with quality issues," he said.
World Bank representative S. Nagpal said: "In Africa, good quality
affordable medicines are still problematical."
Observing that his country has a huge disease burden of
communicable and non-communicable diseases, Zimbabwe Health
Minister Henry Madzorera said very little drug manufacturing was
happening in the country.
"We are here to learn from India. We want to be sufficient at
least to some extent," he said.
African countries account for over 17 percent of India's medicines
and fine chemicals' export.
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