Hanoi requires no speculation or increase in drug prices during Tet

Accordingly, the Hanoi Department of Health requires hospitals, the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC), and district and town health centers to proactively plan bidding, procurement, and drug reserves, and be ready to provide enough drugs for emergency and epidemic prevention work.

In particular, epidemics occurring in Winter - Spring such as: dengue fever, influenza A, hand, foot and mouth disease, measles, rubella, respiratory and digestive diseases...) and the need for medical examination and treatment (KCB) during the New Year and Lunar New Year 2025.

Hanoi requires 24/7 drug sales, no speculation or price increases during Tet.

The Hanoi Department of Health reminds units not to allow shortages or shortages of drugs to serve the people's medical examination and treatment, ensuring quality and reasonable prices.

On the other hand, the Hanoi Department of Health requires heads of medical facilities to ensure adequate supply of quality drugs to meet emergency and medical needs at the medical facility; assign specialized staff to be on duty 24/7 to monitor, grasp the situation and ensure drug supply during the Tet holidays.

Along with that, pharmacies or drugstores in hospital premises need to organize drug sales at night; sell drugs 24/7; do not speculate or increase drug prices during New Year and Lunar New Year.

At the same time, pharmaceutical businesses in the city proactively plan to reserve and supply enough medicine to serve the medical examination and treatment needs of the people, supply enough medicine according to orders of medical examination and treatment facilities, and not speculate or take advantage of Tet to increase drug prices.

Businesses with a drug retail system need to organize 24/7 drug sales locations during the Tet holidays and send the list to the Hanoi Department of Health before December 25, 2024 for the Department of Health to announce in the media.

In addition, the District, Town and City Health Department shall preside over or coordinate with relevant units to strengthen inspection of the implementation of professional regulations on pharmacy, drug and cosmetic trading with business establishments in the area.

In addition, units and facilities focus on detecting counterfeit drugs, poor quality drugs, drugs not permitted for circulation; acts of hoarding, price hikes... and strictly handle detected cases.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/ha-noi-yeu-cau-khong-duoc-dau-co-tang-gia-thuoc-dip-tet.html