State running out of drug to treat mucormycosis
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Many families, hospitals finding it difficult to source them
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Many families, hospitals finding it difficult to source them The supply of the anti-fungal drugs Liposomal Amphotericin B or Amphotericin B, which are vital for treating mucormycosis, is drying up in Tamil Nadu with many patients’ families and hospitals finding it difficult to source them.
Mucormycosis, a serious fungal infection now predominantly affecting people post-COVID-19 with uncontrolled diabetes, has been on the rise in several parts of the country. With cases gradually increasing in Tamil Nadu as well, the demand for the drug has shot up.
Government hospitals in Tamil Nadu battle manpower shortage
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‘Additional hands required at all levels’
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‘Additional hands required at all levels’
The exponential increase in COVID-19 cases over the last two months has left government hospitals grappling with manpower shortage. Given the continuing surge and the steps taken to increase the number of beds, healthcare providers have called for immediate measures to recruit additional manpower at all levels doctors, staff nurses, technicians and hospital workers.
The State’s active case-load has increased 3.5 times over the last month. Several government hospitals that have been running to capacity are facing manpower shortage, with staff members already overworked.
Volunteers at Greater Chennai Corporation’s COVID control rooms do not just answer questions, but show the callers the road to recovery; these facilities are operated round-the-clock through three shifts
CM M.K. Stalin at the COVID-19 war room | Photo Credit:
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Chennai resident Archana Padmakar had made a distress call to 104 on Friday night for a relative; the CM assured her of help and a bed was allocated at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital
When Chennai resident Archana Padmakar, made a call for a medical emergency, she was in for a surprise. Her late night distress call on Friday, to the COVID-19 war room seeking a bed for an elderly relative, was attended to by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who was on a visit to the facility. He promised her timely help. In 30 minutes, the patient, whose oxygen saturation levels had dropped to 84%, was allocated a bed at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH).