Steps to ensure medicine supply to hospitals in Keralam, says Murali

Government hospitals in the State will not face any medicine shortages, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said in a statement here on Tuesday.

He said pharma firms had been asked to speed up drug distribution. He said in the event of any shortage, all institutional heads had been instructed to carry out local purchase through Karunya outlets.

The Minister said Kerala Medical Services Corporation Limited usually completed procedures in April and issued purchase orders by May. However, due to the election code of conduct, the April purchase order was not issued. These procedures were completed only after the new government took office.