Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister, Narhari Zirwal, on Friday in the state Assembly ruled out any plans to privatise the historic Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation and assured a comprehensive government-backed revival plan.Minister Zirwal gave his assurance in his response to a question raised by Congress MLA Jyoti Gaikwad.Senior legislators including Dilip Walse Patil, Vijay Wadettiwar, Atul Bhatkhalkar, and Yogesh Sagar joined the discussion, ra…
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Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Public Health Minister Prakash Abitkar on Wednesday announced in the Legislative Assembly that the department will send a proposal to the Law and Judiciary Department to officially declare snakebites a “Notified Disease” in the state in order to ensure effective countermeasures against snakebites.Additionally, a joint meeting involving the Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation, the Forest Department and relevant agencies will be convened to establish regional …
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil, in a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, opposed the proposed sale of the seed strain of DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus) vaccines to a private company and urged the government to immediately withdraw the move. In his letter, Patil said the Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation plays a significant role in vaccination and has the capacity to produce DPT vaccines. He termed the seed strain a rare and invaluable b…