The government is determined to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the people of Pakistan by ensuring proper standards regulating the health sector. This was stated by Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Federal Minister for National Regulations and Services said this while speaking at a conference on "Ethics in Healthcare" organised by Pharma Bureau, a representative body of the research based multinational pharmaceutical companies operating in Pakistan.
She said, "The National Regulations and Services is there to serve in the best interest of public." She said, "We must ensure the affordability of health care as well as viability of the industry. As regulators, we are mindful of the need to balance patient welfare and sustainability of the pharmaceutical industry."
She said spurious, counterfeit and sub-standard drugs apart from quackery are a growing problem and steps will be taken to halt these evils that prey on the common man. The newly formed Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan will put in place codes, rules and regulations that will ensure to maintain standards and prevent such tragedies in the future, she added.
Asif Jooma, Chairman Pharma Bureau, said in his welcome speech that the ethics in healthcare simply means doing the right thing for the patient - that is to provide safe and efficacious treatment that delivers health benefits, focus on what is core to the patient's well-being, and respect what the patient wants and it is not always easy to determine what "the right thing" is, and in such circumstances, the code of ethics clearly spells out the framework within which to operate leaving little to nothing open to interpretation.
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