Himanta holds video conferencing with Drug Store Managers of all districts

April 23: Amidst ongoing coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the flow of essential commodities and medicines is the biggest challenge for the government. To ensure uninturrupted supply of drugs and important medicines, both the centre and the states are adopting a number of steps.

On Thursday evening, State Health Minister held a video conferencing with the Drug Store Managers of all the districts of Assam. The health minister in presence of the Minister of State, Pijush Hazarika inquired about the availability of important medicines in their respective stores. He further discussed with them the various challenges faced by them during the lockdown. Further, ways and means of dealing with the challenges in the wake COVID-19 were also discussed during the video conference.

Held a VC with Drug Store Managers of all districts in Assam in presence of MoS @Pijush_hazarika. Inquired about availability of important medicines. Also discussed challenges faced by them and ways of dealing with these in wake of #COVID19 pandemic and #lockdown.#AssamCares pic.twitter.com/iEvvlToaC8

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 23, 2020

Taking to his twitter handle, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Held a VC with Drug Store Managers of all districts in Assam in presence of MoS @Pijush_hazarika. Inquired about availability of important medicines. Also discussed challenges faced by them and ways of dealing with these in wake of #COVID19 pandemic and #lockdown.”