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MARGAO
Having provided 24x7 pharmacy services at the Hospicio hospital for the last 25 years, the GAPL Medicentre has knocked the doors of the government to allot a suitable place to set up shop at the South Goa district hospital.
The latest correspondence made by GAPL Medicentre Chief Executive Officer R Skaria to the government and Hospicio Medical Superintendent assumes significance as a government-operated pharmacy is seen at the district hospital.
Staff and employees attached to the GAPL Hospicio pharmacy in private pointed out that the government should intervene and allot adequate space to the pharmacy at the new district hospital.
Some of the staff and employees have put in over 18 years of service at the GAPL pharmacy. Some of them face an uncertain future.
“We have rendered service to the people for the last 25 years. Some of the staff members have completed more than 20 years of service. The government should help us out by allocating space for GAPL in the new hospital building,” remarked an employee.
In the letter addressed to Hospicio Superintendent, Skaria requested for suitable place to GAPL Medicentre, approximately around 600 sq ft, in the new building.
This is not the first time that GAPL Medicentre has dashed off a letter to the government seeking allotment of space in the new district hospital.
In November 2019, Goa Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd (GAPL) had written a letter to the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant seeking his intervention in the allotment of space in the new hospital building.
When The Goan contacted Hospicio Superintendent, Dr Ira Almeida, she said it was for the government to take a call on the matter. When her attention was drawn to the correspondence made by GAPL, Dr Almeida reiterated that the issue falls in the domain of the government.
