‘Robust mechanism in place to address any supply gap in essential medicines’

Health Minister K.G. Arunraj on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) said a robust monitoring mechanism and Standard Operating Procedure were in place to address any transient supply gap in essential medicines, including surfactants, through immediate local purchase.

In a social media post, the Health Minister responded to a report published in The Hindu — ‘Tamil Nadu government hospitals running short of critical medicines for pre-term babies’ — on the shortage of surfactants for the past few months.