Cars get dollars, medicines don’t? MPs question forex for pharmaceutical firms

A Malawian syringe manufacturer says it can produce 90 million syringes a year, roughly ten times what the government uses, and has asked MPs to help local manufacturers compete. Furkan Gan, managing director of Victoria Pharmaceuticals Industry Limited, told Parliament’s Health Committee that the Blantyre plant was set up to supply the government, and that […]

MPs blast Victoria Pharmaceuticals in medicines theft inquiry

The Parliamentary Committee on Health sent Victoria Pharmaceuticals Industry Limited packing on Tuesday after its officials appeared before lawmakers without crucial information about the company’s operations, supply chain and regulatory status. The committee, which is probing allegations of drug theft, falsified medicines and substandard pharmaceutical products, expressed outrage that company representatives could not provide fundamental […]