Donation of medicines to Ecuador

The Minister of Health of Ecuador, Dr. David Chiriboga, in a ceremony on 3 June 2010 thanked the Government of India for the donation of  US$800,000 worth of medicines to Ecuador.

The medicines are in the process of arriving in Ecuador, being despatched by three well known Indian pharmaceutical companies – CIPLA Limited, IPCA Laboratories  and Aurobindo Pharma.

All the medicines – mainly anti-retroviral; antibacterial; anti-malarial and anti-H1N1 flu – have been supplied as per the requirements of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador.

This donation completes the commitment of the Government of India to supply US$1 million of generic medicines to help the needy segments of Ecuador´s population from the public health service.  Earlier consignments worth US$200,000 were handed over to the Government of Ecuador in 2008.

Minister Chiriboga also recognized India´s competence and dedication in manufacturing generic medicines at low cost and good quality.  Some Indian pharmaceutical companies are already distributing medicines commercially in Ecuador.

 
Ambassador of  India Shri Deepak Bhojwani (on the right) with Ecuador's Ministry of Health Dr. David Chiriboga (in the middle) during the ceremony.

Minister Chiriboga receives from Ambassador Bhojwani a sample of the medicines.

The two high dignataries discussed about the donation.

Snap of some of the medines.

 

Ambassador of India  Shri Deepak Bhojwani (left) and the Embassy's Counsellor V.S. Ramalingam with the Ecuadorian vice President Mr.  Lenin Moreno (center)