Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 3: The J&K Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JKMSCL), a fully owned company of J&K government which is undertaking the work of procurement of drugs, medicines, medical equipment and machinery in the UT for different Government Medical Colleges, the department of Health and Medical Education and other Health institutions today organized a one day workshop on “Management of Hospital Equipment- Procurement Management and Challenges”. Chaired by Bhupinder Kumar, Secretary, Health and Medical Education, the event was attended […]
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You do not require a funeral ground – even a road is ok because not many people come to join. In this photograph relatives and locals attending the funeral prayers of Covid Positive person at Zadi Masjid Safa Kadal Srinagar Tuesday, May 4, 2021. KL Image: Bilal Bahadur
On April 25, Saifullah Bashir was taken aback when he got a call from a health department official declaring him Covid-19 positive after a wait of eight days. During this period he had mingled with his family as he was asymptomatic.
Bashir, a student had gone for RT-PCR testing at the Primary Health Centre in Batamaloo (Srinagar) on April 17 following contact with a Covid-19 patient.
Why shortage of COVID âtreatingâ drugs
Why shortage of COVID âtreatingâ drugs
Do most of us whether in the Government, or in business or as individuals very often fail to respond and react to national emergencies very positively like responsible, law abiding and helpful citizens? If not, what are the reasons of those medicines which are critical in treating serious patients affected by the Corona-virus getting vanished from the markets and surprisingly being short of requirements in hospitals too? If horrible experiences of the sufferers as appearing in the media and even in social media are to be believed, most of the medicines even from other recognised systems of medicines in India supposed to be helpful in ”treating” COVID patients too are found ”out of stock” exhibited on the limited shops or for that matter, oxygen cylinders reported to be available at whopping prices or the allied equipment otherwise costing a few thousand of Rupees going in blac
Shortage of Remdesivir biggest hindrance in fight against Covid-19 in J&K
Unlike other parts of the country, the Union Territory is neither facing a shortage of beds nor of oxygen in all the dedicated COVID hospitals but the patients, across Jammu and Kashmir, are suffering due to the non-availability of Remdesivir, as per the demand.
Admitting that like other parts of the country, J&K is also facing a shortage of Remdesivi, Dr. Yashpal Sharma, Managing Director of the J&K Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JKMSCL) was hopeful that very soon adequate supply of the drug would be made in all hospitals of J&K.
GMC Jammu, major Govt hospitals in Kashmir face Remdesivir shortage
GMC Jammu, major Govt hospitals in Kashmir face Remdesivir shortage
Suhail Bhat
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Apr 28: With COVID-19 cases rising sharply in the Union Territory, the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu and all leading Government hospitals in the Valley are facing acute shortage of Remdesivir, an emerging drug that is being used in treating the patients affected by the virus.
During last five days, the J&K Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JKMSCL) failed to meet the demand of the GMC Jammu and supplied 317 Remdesivir injections less than the requirement, thus, badly affecting treatment of the COVID positive patients.