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Medicines to be brought through rerouting
A government task force formed to ease the medicine supplies has stated that they were preparing to bring the medicine through the Rani and Sunauli border points as most of the medicine loaded cargos were stranded in Birgunj border checkpoint due to the border blockade.A government task force formed to ease the medicine supplies has stated that they were preparing to bring the medicine through the Rani and Sunauli border points as most of the medicine loaded cargos were stranded in Birgunj border checkpoint due to the border blockade.
Due to the protest movement in the Tarai-Madhes for over three months, the supplies including medicine has been disrupted, resulting in a shortage of medicines in the country, said Deepak Dahal Vice-chair of the Association of Pharmaceutical Producers of Nepal (APPN).
He clarified that there was no shortage of medicines to the extent as reported by the media except a few medicines.
He added that the medicines would be supplied even by re-routing the medicine-carrying vehicles for their entry into the country.