The government on Wednesday approved a proposal in principle for procuring some 12 lakh pieces of normal saline 1000 ml and 8 lakh pieces of glucose saline 1000 ml under the Direct Procurement Method (DPM) on urgent basis in order to facilitate the treatment of dengue patients in the country.

The approval came from the 21st meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) this year held virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair, reports BSS.

He said the Directorate General of Health Services would procure some 12 lakh pieces of normal saline 1000 ml and 8 lakh pieces of glucose saline 1000 ml under the DPM method from Essential Drugs Company Limited in order to facilitate the treatment of dengue patients.

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