For the Northeast, 31,000 Remdesivir vials are allocated to Assam, while 2,000 vials each are for Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura.
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Considering the requirement of Remdesivir in every state and ensuring its adequate availability, Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilisers DV Sadananda Gowda on Friday announced the allocation of Remdesivir made upto May 16, 2021. This will ensure smooth supply of Remdesivir across the country so that no patient faces difficulty in this pandemic time, he added.
In a letter written to all States by the Department of Pharmaceuticals and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, it was mentioned that in continuation of the allocation plan of Remdesivir drug for the period April 21 to May 9, 2021 communicated by DO issued on May 1, 2021, an updated allocation plan valid for period of April 21 to May 16, 2021 is prepared jointly by Department of Pharmaceuticals and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
For the Northeast, 31,000 Remdesivir vials are allocated to Assam, while 2,000 vials each are for Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura.
The allotment has been made for the states/UTs and state governments and UTs have been asked to monitor proper distribution within the state/UT covering government and private hospitals as appropriate and in line with judicious use, according to a PIB release.
State governments / UTs have been advised to place adequate purchase orders with the marketing companies immediately, if they have not already done so, for the quantity that they want to purchase out of allocation for the state/ UT as per supply chain in close coordination with liaison officers of the companies. The coordination with private distribution channels in the state could also be made, it added.