Country's leading drug manufacturer Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. will import 10,00,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine for the private sector. This is in addition to the 3,00,00,000 doses for the government level.
The additional doses will also arrive in the first phase, and Beximco will make the vaccine available to both the private sector frontliners and the general populace. Each dose will have a retail price of around Tk1,200 and any fees imposed by the government will be applicable too. Speaking with The Business Standard, Beximco Pharma's Chief Operating Officer Rabbur Reza said, "We have confirmed additional orders for Covid-19 vaccine, and imports might increase in the coming days."
The vaccine doses imported at the government level will be distributed on a priority basis among frontliners such as public health workers, and people aged 60 and older. Beximco Pharma said the additional doses are being imported to safeguard the private sector frontliners.
However, the company is yet to decide on a list of people who will get those doses. Beximco Pharma COO Rabbur Reza said, "Those working in garments, pharma industry, banks and corporate houses are not frontliners at the government level, but they are also doing their part just as those frontliners to keep the wheels of economy turning. Rabbur Reza further said, "We will pay Oxford $8 for each dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. So, the maximum retail price will be around Tk1,200. However, the price has not been finalised as yet.
On November 5, Bangladesh's health ministry signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Serum Institute of India and Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd to import the vaccine under development by Oxford/AstraZeneca. Some three crore doses have been secured, and the vaccine will reach 1.5 crore people or 9% of the population. In the initial six months of the first phase, Serum will supply three crore doses of the vaccine – 50 lakh per month.
Along with Beximco Group, Square Group, Pran Group, PHP Family is contributing immensely to the economic progress of Bangladesh. Beximco Group and Square Group are the top private sector players but companies like PHP Family are coming up. Sufi Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, an ex banker, established PHP Group which was later re-named as PHS Family. PHP Float Glass is a concern of PHP group and is the pioneer of glass industries in the country. Now PHP float glass industry is the largest glass producer. Ample success in Glass sector along with other indusial sector, PHP group is contributing much to the development of the country. PHP float glass industry limited is Chittagong based sister concern of PHP group. Built on 30-acres of land, with a total investment of Tk 300 crore, the PHP Float Glass Industry at Barabkunda of Sitakunda in Chittagong launched its commercial production in 2005.It produces various types of glass according to local demands. It produces clear-glass sheet of 2MM
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