Islamabad, September 22, 2020 (PPI-OT): The Federal Cabinet has decided to reduce prices of 94 key lifesaving drugs, including Remdesivir, being used for COVID-19 treatment. Briefing media in Islamabad today about decisions taken by the Federal Cabinet, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan said price of Remdesivir is being reduced from over 10,000 rupees to 8400 rupees, besides rationalizing the prices of 94 medicines to ensure availability of quality drugs at reasonable rates.
The Minister said the Cabinet held detailed discussion on Anti-Rape Investigation and Prosecution Bill in view of growing incidents of rape in the country. He said the Bill suggests exemplary punishments for the culprits of heinous crime, use of modern technology to probe such cases, protection of victims.
Shibli Faraz said the Bill will covers the loopholes in the existing laws and the final draft of the bill will be presented in the next cabinet meeting. The Information Minister said a detailed briefing was given on rising circular debt in the power sector that is cancerous to country’s economy. He said the cabinet was told that practical steps are being taken to reduce the circular debt and bring down power tariff.
Responding to a question, Special Assistant on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan said situation with regard to COVID-19 is stable. He said better compliance of the SOPs is being witnessed in the schools. He stressed the need for wearing masks, observing social distancing and keep washing hands with short intervals to protect ourselves from coronavirus.
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