Union Health Minister to chair two-day “Chintan Shivir” in Hyderabad

Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is organizing a two-day “Chintan Shivir” on “Drugs: Quality regulation and Enforcement” on the 26^th and 27^th of February 2022 at Hyderabad. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, and Chemicals & Fertilizers will chair the Chintan Shivir. Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Bhagwant Khuba, Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers along with Dr. V K Paul, Member (Health) NITI Aayog will also grace the meeting. Senior officials including Union Secretary (Health), Secretary (AYUSH), Secretary (Pharmaceuticals), DGHS along with representatives from National Health Authority, NPPA, CDSCO, NIB, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, NIPERs, State functionaries and officials including ACS/Principal Secretary will be present at the two-days brainstorming conclave. The venue for this event will be Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad.

The objective of the two-day Chintan Shivir is to review processes and implementation of policies and programs related to drug quality and enforcement in the country. The meeting will also recommend ways and means for facilitating ease of doing business by reviewing predictability, transparency, and compliance with Indian drug standards, and regulatory capacities across states and centers. Participants will also discuss global best practices, the introduction of newer interventions like digital tools, and clinical trial standards and in turn, give an impetus towards creating a multi-stakeholder approach for benefit of common citizens.

As part of the Chintan Shivir, five sessions on the following aspects have been planned:

1. Building trust and confidence in the quality of drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices in domestic and export markets
2. Effective enforcement at the field level
3. Indian pharmacopeia and adherence to its standards
4. A unified IT intervention for all regulatory activities
5. Capacity building of state and national regulators

The conference will have panel discussions with eminent speakers and experts from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, NITI Aayog, industry fora, startups, academia, etc., along with interactive sessions with the stakeholders. The sessions aim at creating brainstorming interaction with stakeholders, with a view to evolving a participative approach for the time-bound implementation of policies and programs.

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