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- The Kerala government is taking steps to ensure that state hospitals do not face medicine shortages.
- Officials have instructed pharmaceutical companies to speed up drug distribution and authorized local purchases through Karunya outlets if necessary.
- Delays in the procurement process occurred due to the election code of conduct and supplier withdrawals caused by the war in West Asia.
- The state has already received 530 of the 855 essential medicines and is managing current supplies by transferring items between warehouses.
What to watch next
- Arrival of additional medicine supplies by the end of September.
- Completion of fresh tender processes for the remaining 191 items.
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K. Muraleedharan
Health Minister
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“Government hospitals in the State will not face any medicine shortages”
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Government hospitals in the State will not face any medicine shortages , Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said in a statement here on Tuesday. He said pharma firms had been asked to speed up drug distribution. He said in the event of any shortage, all institutional heads had been…
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