‘Vetrivriksham’ panel for Impcops election releases manifesto focusing on reforms in operations and priority for R&D
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Peethaambaran Kunnathoor, Chennai
June 23 , 2017
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Giving priority for research & development, and pledging focus on
reforms in the operations, the ISMGA (Indian Siddha Medical Graduates’
Association) supported ‘vetrivriksham‘ panel has released their election
manifesto for the upcoming Impcops (Indian Medical Practitioners’
Cooperative Pharmacy & Stores Ltd) election in Tamil Nadu.
Elections
to the board of directors of the cooperative society Impcops will be
held on July 2. Assuring transparency in all areas, the panel announces
formation of advisory body comprising leading drug manufacturers,
traders, medicinal plant cultivators, researchers in traditional
medicines and accomplished experts offering innovative advice and
dynamic perspectives. Attention will be given to the departments
concentrating purchase of raw-drugs and sale of formulations and make
them more transparent and revenue-oriented.
One of the
significant promises given by the panel is that it will initiate
innovative projects to popularize Siddha medicines in international
markets. Labeling and packing of medicines will be modified using latest
technologies. Measures will be taken to elevate the quality and
standard of the traditional drugs manufactured in Impcops’ plants to
universal standard levels so as to accept them by modern science as
evidence based drugs.
Potential of latest manufacturing
technologies will be utilized for increasing the quantity and quality of
production and make the organisation competent to become a market
leader in international level. Support of state and central governments
will be sought for avoiding all hurdles for export of Siddha drugs from
Impcops. For this purpose, if any amendment is needed in the Drugs and
Cosmetics Act, special committee of experts will be constituted to deal
with the governments.
Expertise of leading marketers of
traditional medicines from all the states will be utilized for
increasing the sale of Impcops products, and medical representatives
will be appointed in respective areas. Steps will be taken to deliver
required items to the medical professionals on time. Similarly, special
facilities will be constructed to manufacture cosmetic products, hair
oil and shampoos.
Another major promises in the manifesto include
upgradation of drug testing laboratories at the Impcops, establishment
of more sales depots in all the state capitals and in all the districts
in Tamil Nadu and in Kerala. Medical consultants will be appointed to
look after each depot. Number of representations in the society will be
increased and the discount rate will be hiked from 25 percent into 30.
Steps will be taken to felicitate traditional healers in the AGM every
year.
Seeking support from government, initiatives will be taken
to establish academic institutions for Siddha, Ayurveda, Unani and Ayush
pharmacy.
According to Dr. Vivek Andrews, the candidate fielded
by ‘vetrivriksham’ panel in Kerala, “we will try for drastic changes in
the overall development of the society which was established in 1944,
and is working in the cooperative sector under the central government.
But the company is now facing so many allegations of corruption and
mismanagement. Though it has a good tradition of 77 years, the company
has not developed as expected. More energy and efforts need to be
exerted to create reforms in the operations of it. We have ideas and
projects to popularize the medicines manufactured there in the national
and foreign markets and make foundations for more researches with the
help of modern technology”.
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