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Pakistan Senate Demands Action on Drug Prices and Polio

11/6/2025

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The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services in Pakistan discussed the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and polio eradication efforts.
The Committee urged the Ministry to explain rising medicine prices and ensure affordability for citizens.
Members expressed concerns about the ongoing poliovirus, linked to poor sanitation and contaminated water in Karachi and Lahore.
The Committee called for local engagement in health campaigns and reforms in the National Council for Homeopathy to address unauthorized practitioners.
The Minister promised prompt implementation of the necessary reforms.

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The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services in Pakistan discussed the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and polio eradication efforts.
The Committee urged the Ministry to explain rising medicine prices and ensure affordability for citizens.
Members expressed concerns about the ongoing poliovirus, linked to poor sanitation and contaminated water in Karachi and Lahore.
The Committee called for local engagement in health campaigns and reforms in the National Council for Homeopathy to address unauthorized practitioners.
The Minister promised prompt implementation of the necessary reforms.