THE first consignment of essential medicines that are critical in the care and management of COVID-19 patients worth 400 hundred thousand United States dollars donated by the Indian government are now in the country while the remainder worth 1,6 million United States dollars and 1 000 tonnes of rice are expected soon.
India holds an important position in the global pharmaceutical sector being the largest provider of generic drugs globally. This Wednesday India’s ambassador to Zimbabwe announced a package of essential medicines that include chloroquine and hydroxyl chloroquine sulphate tablets among others worth two million United States dollars, donated by India to the government of Zimbabwe.
103 tonnes of the essential drugs worth 400 hundred thousand united states dollars are already in the country while the remaining medicines worth 1,6 million united states dollars are expected soon.
1 000 tonnes of rice to boost food security in the country is also expected from the Asian nation.
Acknowledging the priceless gesture by the Indian government, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said what the prime minister of India His Excellency Narendra Modi has done is a clear demonstration of the value that he places on the friendship between the two countries.
India has not been spared from the pandemic but the country has been able to control the transmission of the deadly novel coronavirus while increasing the recovery rate to almost 20 percent. The Indian pharmaceutical industry supplies over 50 percent of global demand for various vaccines and medicines.
