Directorate of H&FW signs MoU with HLL Lifecare Ltd., to start AMRIT Pharmacy in Nagaland.
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DIMAPUR — The Directorate of Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) on December 17 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HLL Lifecare Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, to start AMRIT (Affordable Medicine and Reliable Implants for Treatment) Pharmacy in the state.
AMRIT Pharmacy is a novel initiative launched by HLL Lifecare Ltd, aimed at to providing affordable medical items (medicines of all types and categories, surgical items, consumables and implants) for the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular and all other diseases, with the strong commitment to reduce the treatment cost of all types of diseases and bringing about a change with treatment being affordable to every Indian, the H&FW department stated in an update.
HLL Lifecare Ltd will start by setting up a warehouse at the State Family Welfare Training Institute in Chümoukedima, from where Citizen Welfare Pharmacy of various public hospitals will procure their requirements.
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Further, HLL Lifecare Ltd will also open ‘Amrit Pharmacy’ outlets in public hospitals wherever required.
“Through this initiative, citizens of the state can access quality medical supplies at discounted price, which in turn will reduce the cost of treatment,” it stated.
The MoU was signed by Dr. Mereninla Senlem, Principal Director on behalf of the H&FW department, and Dilip Kumar Mishra, Senior Manager (RBD-North East) on behalf of HLL Lifecare Ltd.