Low domestic production and strict controls on the import and distribution of opioid medicines has created a shortage of pain-killing drugs, forcing some to turn to the burgeoning black market for relief. A CALM and peaceful atmosphere prevails at the U Hla Tun Hospice, a palliative care facility in Yangon’s East Dagon Township where treatment […]
MPIE: A state enterprise success story
June 28, 2019 by
With new facilities, imported equipment and foreign expertise, a state-owned enterprise is expanding its pharmaceutical business – and even moving into export markets. Pointing to a tablet-coating machine, a woman employee in protective clothing proudly notes that no other pharmaceutical maker in the country has such advanced equipment. “This is imported from Germany and is […]
