The Medical Supplies Division (MSD) of the Health Ministry has identified a shortage of some 20 to 30 drugs in many state hospitals, its Director Dr A T Sudarshana told Times Online.
Accordingly, Dr Sudarshana noted that the Ministry of Health has disbursed the required funds to the directors of such hospitals to purchase the medicines. He added that more drugs are to be imported in near future.
The MSD Director conceded that an assesment carried out by his Division had shown that the Apeksha cancer hospital too lacked around four drugs.
Recently, the Government Medical Officers Association launched a strike action based on several demands including the shortage of drugs at government hospitals.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
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