Shillong, April 29: The Meghalaya Pharmacists Association (MPA) on Tuesday informed that the health department has assured to fill up the vacant posts of pharmacists in the coming months.

Speaking to reporters, president of the association Englebert Rynjah said the delegation has met the health minister Ampareen Lyngdoh and requested the need for addressing the pharmacists’ concerns and professional issues.

On the issue of lack of recruitment, Rynjah said as per RTI till date no recruitment through advertisement has been taken up by the government for the sanctioned posts of pharmacist in the Directorate of Health Services.

“We therefore requested the department to initiate a fair and inclusive recruitment whereby all pharmacists, sponsored and non-sponsored candidates, are allowed to compete for the positions. In this regard, we were assured during the meeting with the minister that the department will come up with an advertisement for filling up all vacant posts in the coming months,” he informed.

As far as the request for increasing the manpower of pharmacists to meet the IPH standards in all the facilities, such as the District Hospital, CHCS, PHCs, and Sub-Centre – is concerned, Rynjah said the delegation were assured that the department will make necessary amendment of the service rules to address the issue.

In regards to the demand for appointment of more Drug Inspectors (DI) in the state, the president said the department has also assured to issue advertisements for the filling up of the vacant posts.

Meanwhile, the association has also demanded the government to increase the job opportunities for the youths who have completed pharmacy courses by inviting Pharmaceutical Industries to be set up in our state to which the department has assured to examine after resolving the issues of recruitment.

The association also sought transparency and fairness in the election of the Meghalaya Pharmacy Council to ensure that qualified professionals are elected to represent the community.

“Based on our information, the last election for the council was held in 1996, and no elections have taken place since. We request the immediate revival of the council and the initiation of fresh elections in accordance with the Pharmacy Act, 1948, so that important matters can be addressed by a duly elected body,” the president has stated.

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