Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) provide a report on the details of tender No. GF/ATM/HIV…

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The Member for Endebess (Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Health: - Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) provide a report on the details of tender No. GF/ATM/HIV/NFM-2023/2024-OIT-5, awarded to Reddy’s Pharma to supply SURE lubricated condoms dotted manufactured by Indus Medicare Private Limited, including the tendered quantity, the quantity supplied, the quantity released in circulation; the quantity that failed to meet the specifications for freedom from holes (conductivity) test, the quantity recalled and the supply contract terms for failure to meet the specifications? (ii) state the measures taken by all the responsible government agencies to weed out all the substandard SURE lubricated condoms dotted from health facilities, institutions and the market, including the mechanism used to dispose the substandard condoms and safeguards to ensure that the substandard products are not sneaked back to circulation? (iii) clarify whether the Ministry subjected the entire condignment of SURE lubricated condoms dotted to quality tests by the National Quality Control Laboratory (NQCL) to ascertain compliance and state the outcome of the test? (iv) state the actions taken against Indus Medicare Private Limited, the manufacturer of the substandard SURE lubricated condoms and Reddy’s Pharma for supplying the product, including any compensation structure, given that some users may already have been exposed to the adverse effects of using the substandard condoms?