Essential Drugs Company Explained

Essential Drugs Company is a state owned pharmaceutical company based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It functions under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.[2] [3]

History

The company was founded in 1962 as the Government Pharmaceuticals Laboratory under the national government of Pakistan. In 1979 the company was renamed to Pharmaceuticals Production Unit. Essential Drugs Company was established in 1983. It owns the Khulna Essential Latex Plant that manufactures latex condoms.[4] The company started out initially as a procurement and distribution agency of the government. In order to save money, the company started to manufacture medical products.[5] In August 2016, the company was asked by the government to produce and store water purifying tablets after flooding in Bangladesh.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Essential Drugs Company Ltd's human chain. The Daily Sun. 18 April 2017. en.
  2. Web site: Essential Drugs Company Limited - EDCL. edcl.gov.bd. 18 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 'Mayor Miru is a fake freedom fighter'. Dhaka Tribune. 18 April 2017. 11 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Bangladesh's health sector growth 'striking'. bdnews24.com. 18 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Pharmaceutical sector enjoys double-digit growth since 2009. The worldfolio. 18 April 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418164037/http://www.theworldfolio.com/news/pharmaceutical-sector-enjoysdoubledigit-growth-since-2009-/3960/. 18 April 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: 60 dead in Bangladesh flooding, water-borne diseases spread as waters start receding. bdnews24.com. 18 April 2017.

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