Maldives turns from India to Europe for pharmaceuticals
"We will hopefully stand on our own feet and end dependence on a particular group of people”.
By
Mohamed Muzayyin Nazim
The government has begun the process of reducing the dependency on medicine imports from India and importing medicines directly from Europe, President Mohamed Muizzu said on Saturday.
He was speaking to reporters at the Velana International Airport (VIA) after returning home from his first state visit, which he chose to make to China.
"By ending [the import of] generic drugs and directly buying from the manufacturer, from Europe and the US, we will hopefully shift drug imports. That has already begun. Hopefully our country will soon import from genuine European drug manufacturers and the US," he said.
"So, importing medicines from one specific country will hopefully come to an end... We will hopefully stand on our own feet and end dependence on a particular group of people."
