Last Updated on December 26, 2023 by The Health Master
The drug regulatory departments in the northeastern states of India have welcomed the Drug Control Officers India Welfare Association (DCOIWA) to Agartala in Tripura to conduct training programs for the regulatory officers on the frequent changes and amendments in the rules and regulations of drug laws, changing industry standards, and legal documentation.
As a result, it has been decided to conduct a one-day inter-state workshop/seminar on December 18 at Prajna Bhavan in Agartala, in which Drug Control Officers from all the northeastern states are invited to participate.
The program will be inaugurated at 9 a.m. by Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha who also handles the ministry of health and family welfare in Tripura.
Dr. Debashis Basu, the state health secretary, will be present in the ceremony as the chief guest, and the director of health services, Dr. Subhasis Debbarma, will be the guest of honor.
The workshop is organized by the Drug Control Department in Tripura in association with DCOIWA, sources from the Tripura DCA.
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The workshop will focus attention on the regulation of drugs and medical devices, and on legal documentation.
Dr. Kanchan Sinha, the Drug Controller cum Licensing Authority of the Government of Tripura has said that the initiative by the association will strengthen the efficiency of the enforcement officials and the effectiveness of the regulatory mechanism.
Since the sky is the limit for knowledge and competency is essential for regulators with regard to changing rules and regulations, this on-the-job training program will help them update fresh information about regulations and document procedures.
She said two officers from all other states in the northeast will attend the program in addition to the 20 Drug Inspectors, seven ADCs, and four Dy DCs from Tripura.
Pointing to the benefits of the workshop, Dr. Kanchan Sinha, said that by conducting the program the department hopes to formulate and implement a flawless system of medicine supply, a foolproof regulatory mechanism, and to ensure the presence of a medicine market free from any kind of falsified medicinal products anywhere in Tripura.
“The workshop will be attended by regulatory officers from all the northeastern states as the program is organized in the form of an interstate training program.”
Department of drugs control in Tripura has invited drug regulators from all the north-eastern states including Assam to make it a north-east level workshop.
Apart from drug inspectors, all the high-ranking officials from the state and central drug control departments are expected to attend the program,” said Kanchan Sinha.
Dr. Kanchan Sinha, Drug controller, G. Koteshwar Rao, President DCOIWA, Lalit Kr. Goel, ASDC, FDA Haryana, Rajendar Harna, FDA Haryana, and Parmanand Verma, Treasurer, DCOIWA will speak on the occasion.
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