President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. wants the country to step up local drug manufacturing and secure a stockpile of medicine in preparation for any emergency. | ManilaBulletin
President said the idea of enhancing the local drug supply was due to supply problems the country faced during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The DOH and the FDA will work with the private sector to identify medicines that can be produced locally and maximize the utilization of the capacity of local pharmaceutical manufacturers.President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants the country to step up local drug manufacturing and secure a stockpile of medicine in preparation for any emergency.
Marcos said this as he met with the Private Sector Advisory Council and officials from the Department of Health and the Commission on Higher Education in Malacañang on Wednesday, March 29. In his remarks, the President said the idea of enhancing the local drug supply was due to supply problems that rose during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Let's maximize the local production. The initial reason why this came up is the supply problems that we encountered during the lockdowns, so we need to be prepared," he said.ng lokal na produksyon ng gamot, pagtugon sa kakulangan sa mga nurse at pagpapabuti ng sahod ng mga healthcare worker. Inatasan naman ang PSAC na pag-aralan ang pagkuha ng bagong medical technology at ang pagtatag ng remote diagnostics centers para sa mga malalayo sa pagamutan.
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