Nepali company to buy 2 million Covid-19 vaccine

KATHMANDU: Anmol Healthcare Ltd will buy two million shots of BANCOVID developed by Bangladeshi company Globe Biotech Ltd if it passes trials, said the company officials.

The company has informed of their demand through a “letter of intent” to Globe Biotech Ltd yesterday, they said.

Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Banshidhar Mishra has visited Globe Biotech Ltd laboratory in Dhaka today.

“Anmol Healthcare Ltd sent the letter of intent to us via email and we have already replied them that we will supply our vaccines once it will pass the trials,” Dr Mohammad Mohiuddin, manager (quality and regulatory operations) of Globe Biotech Ltd, The Daily Star reported.

Ambassador Mishra said that his country will buy BANCOVID “for sure” if the vaccine passes clinical trials.

“We anticipate that this vaccine will be cheaper [for Nepal]. Another reason is the virus strain in South Asia which causing infection are the same—in Bangladesh and Nepal—so this vaccine will be more effective [for Nepal],” Mishra said adding that his government is also exploring other sources of vaccine.

While addressing, Harunur Rashid, Chairman of Globe Biotech said that his company have received requests from different foreign governments and companies.

“Orders of some 20 million doses of the vaccine are in the pipeline,” Harunur Rashid said.