Supply Of Anti-Fungul Drug To Treat Black Fungus Being Ramped Up: Centre
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Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda announced an allocation of 23,680 additional vials of Amphotericin- B to various states and Union territories.
Amid the rising cases of Mucormycosis, or Black Fungus, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday said the availability of Amphotericin-B, the key drug to treat the deadly disease is now being increased and the Ministry is in touch with five additional manufacturers. "Amphotericin B was available in the country in limited supply. Its availability and supply is now being increased. Ministry of Pharma is coordinating with Ministry of Health for providing licence to five additional manufacturers," Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry, said. Talking about the existing manufacturing capacity Mr Agarwal said, "The existing manufacturers are working towards increasing their capacity and production capacity." During the press interaction, the Health Ministry also briefed that states are advised towards the need for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) to manage fungal infections in health facilities like establishing/activating the Hospital Infection Control Committee, taking transmission-based precautions with focus on droplet, airborne and contacts to protect healthcare workers and ensure patient safety; ensuring effective Biomedical Waste Management and Enhanced IPC practices in ICU, Labs, etc. with focus on immuno-compromised patients, on steroid treatment and with comorbidities.More Related News