Raising Voice against FAKE MEDICINES

16 April 2013

J&K is a big market of sub-standard medicines and drugs: Dr Darakhshan

“For commissions, the lives of common people are put to great risk,”says SDP President

Socialistic Democratic Party President Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today addressed a Press Conference at party headquarter at Jammu which was attended by Party General Secretary Ajay Kumar also. In her address Dr Darakhshan expressed her grave concern over the recent hue and cry in Kashmir valley over spurious drugs and medicines sold to the people in open markets. Dr Darakhshan said, “Whole of the Jammu & Kashmir state is the hub of sub-standard medicines and drugs. The lives of the people are put to great risk for mere commissions from the manufacturers. The Drug Controller’s Office is meaningless and irrelevant in the state.” SDP President slammed government of maintaining silence over the most sensitive issue concerning the health of the common man. She said that the working in our medical institutions was all defective and the system in the government hospitals and medical centers had been derailed only to facilitate the private medical centers and private medical institutions. Dr Darakhshan Andrabi said that the last years’ GB Panth Hospital expose in Srinagar was the indicator of our deteriorating health services in the state. She said that the situation in whole of the state was the same. “How can we expect any check on the system as the government has allowed the medical resources of the state to turn into business centers? We are living on a live killer volcano and don’t find any escape route to save our selves,” said Dr Andrabi in a very low tune. She said that the public worry and hue and cry about the spurious medicines and drugs being sold in the state without any fear and check seems unheard by the rulers who seem totally indifferent to this grave issue. “Is the government directly involved in this huge scam?” asked Darakhshan. She appealed to the Union Health Minister to take direct action soon so that the lives of the people are saved and the people’s lives are not put to more risk. She also demanded a CBI probe into the whole issue as the state government was not at all interested in addressing to the issue. “We cannot afford and allow the safety of the ommon man to be put to risk for petty commissions,” said Dr Darakhshan Andrabi.