State Trading Organisation (STO) has partnered with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to bring its medicines to the Maldives, with STO serving as the exclusive distributor. STO says it has signed direct-import agreements with 26 companies and has listed 14 Aasandha-covered medicines, including those for cancer, gastrointestinal conditions and diabetes.
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STO has currently signed agreements with 26 companies for the direct import of medicines and health products, assuring product availability, quality, and authenticity by eliminating intermediaries.
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STO has listed 14 medicines covered by Aasandha, the state's healthcare financing service, under the agreement with AstraZeneca, the company said.
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Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries.
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State Trading Organisation (STO) and AstraZeneca executives posing for a photo at the launching of AstraZeneca products in the Maldives
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