Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena inaugurated a pharmaceutical centre named ‘Homoeopathic Mini Pharmacy’ and laid foundation-stone for the State Homoeopathy Medicine Laboratory in the premises of Dr Abhin Chandra Medical College and Hospital here on Monday.
“The Mini Pharmacy has come up with a cost of Rs 3.10 crore. It is the second homoeopathy pharmacy of the country and the first one in production of homoeopathy medicines. It has got licence to produce 200 kinds of medicine. It is now providing medicine to about 550 Government homoeopathy health centres and four hospitals in the State. It s capacity will be increased soon,” said Jena.
Jena said the Homoeopathy Laboratory, which would be established at a cost of Rs 26 lakh, would also second-of-its-kind in the country and first among the States. “Medicines prepared in Odisha and other States would be tested in this laboratory. It will play a vital role in imparting AHUSH medical education and health sector of the State. Required steps have been taken for development of AYUSH healthcare system,” said Jena.
Among others, MP Dr Prasanna Kumar Patsani, MLA Bijay Kumar Mohanty, AYUSH Director Aswhini Kumar Mishra and college Principal Prof Sudhir Kumar Das were present.