Black fungus scare: Maharashtra urges Centre to approve allocation of Amphotericin B injection

Maharashtra Health minister Rajesh Tope informed that the state has already put out an order to procure over 2 lakh Amphotericin B injections but the manufacturing company is awaiting the Central government’s approval. 

New Delhi:  Amid scare of ‘mucormycosis’ or black fungus, the Maharashtra government has requested the Centre to approve the allocation of Amphotericin B injection which is used to treat the infection.  Maharashtra Health minister Rajesh Tope, after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (May 20), informed that the state has already put out an order to procure over 2 lakh injections but the manufacturing company is awaiting the Central government’s approval.  "We requested the Central Government to approve the allocation of Amphotericin B injection which is used to cure Mucromysis. We have already made the purchase order for 2 lakh injections but the company which provides it is waiting for approval from the Centre to allocate the same," Tope was quoted as saying by ANI.