SHILLONG:
Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh, on July 18, said that a committee has been set up to ensure that medical wastes are disposed off correctly by government agencies.
This comes after a large number of medicines and medical supplies that have passed their shelf life were dumped at Marten, for which the government has initiated an inquiry.
“I am told that procedures barring the committee approval were followed as prescribed. It is just that there were no committees in place. No drug authority to ascertain the expiry of those medicines. The procedures were not followed accurately, and henceforth we have to adhere to all these mandatory requirements.”
She informed that there was no such committee earlier, and going forward all procedures will be followed to dispose off expired medicines.