<span style="color: #222222;">Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today said that India is well on the path to come out of the COVID pandemic and the Pharma industry is also coming out of the pandemic. Speaking at the sixth International Conference on Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Sector, Mr Goyal urged Pharma industry to convert this pandemic into an opportunity. He said, India has seen a golden period for health care in the last few years. The Minister said the Pharmaceutical industry provided three V's – Ventilators, Vaccines and V-shaped recovery. He said, these three V's are reflective of the strength of the industry.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Sadananda Gowda said, COVID has shown India's potential throughout the world and its reputation has also increased. He said, India has supplied ventilators, face masks, PPE kits and medical equipment to many countries.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya said, priority should be given to link health with development. Mr Mandaviya said, when COVID crisis started, nearly two dozen companies were making PPE kits in the country which has now gone up to 140. He said, there was never a shortage of capacity in this country, the Modi Government has just done the task of channelizing it.</span>
News On AIR | February 25, 2021 1:30 PM
Piyush Goyal urges Pharma industry to convert COVID-19 pandemic into opportunity