With the
Central Government stopping the supply of drugs for H1N1, the government
hospitals as well as private hospitals are facing scarcity of the drug. In many
of the hospitals, the supply of Tamiflu, which is mainly used for H1N1 has been
stopped. The Kerala Medical Services Corporation (KMSCL), which are the main
suppliers have only released the medicines till August, which has resulted in
the acute shortage.
Some of
the hospitals have gone for local purchase and that too is becoming difficult
with the scarcity of the drug in the market. When a few of the general
hospitals in the state face dearth in the stock of drugs, only some of the
hospitals have bought them from the local market. With the general hospitals
itself finding it hard to meet the requirement, the taluk and other hospitals
are having no stock at all.
Thiruvananthapuram
General Hospital superintendent Dr Faseelath Beevi told
express that they had no supply from the KMSCL. ''We have some stock of the
drug through local purchase. It is the general hospital that supplies the drug
to other hospitals in the district, which is not happening now. The supply can
be done to the other hospitals only if the KMSCL makes available the drug,''
she said. This is just not an issue at Thiruvananthapuram general Hospital.
Most of
the DMOs is learned to have written to the government for supply of the drug.
''It is better to have enough stock of the drug. In case of any outbreak of
H1N1, it would be difficult if enough drug is not available. Most of the
hospital superintendents have written to the government regarding this.
However, the government is yet to take any action in this,'' sources said.
source> The new indian exopress
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