Union Minister Dr Thet Khaing Win of the Ministry of Health announced at the cer­emony of 2022 National Health Day that an antipyretic medi­cine containing Green Chiretta will be used in the treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic and produced as a Myanmar tradi­tional medicine.

It is reported that they are conducting research on vari­ants of COVID-19 viruses.

The Department of Food and Drug Administration has constantly informed the pub­lic of food, medicines, medi­cal equipment, cosmetics and consumer goods that are not suitable for use and drug reg­istrations are being issued, the Union minister added.

Seventy-nine pharmaceu­tical raw materials will be pur­chased for the Myanmar phar­maceutical industry through the bank transfer document system (Letter of Credit-LC) under an open tender system and the tender has been in­vited.

Those raw materials will be used in the Myanmar Phar­maceutical Factory (Insein) and the Pharmaceutical Fac­tory (Inyaung), it is learnt. — TWA/GNLM