Kozhikode: Patients suffering from the government’s financial crisis. There is an acute shortage of medicine in Kozhikode Medical College. It has been a few days since the pharmacy adjacent to the medical college was closed due to running out of stock. Dialysis and cancer sufferers are suffering.
Terminally ill patients have to depend on private pharmacies. Companies stop supply of medicine due to non-payment of dues That is the reason for the conflict. The dealers held a meeting with the collector to resolve the issue. However, he was sending it back saying that he would know about it.
The government has been hounding suppliers for eight months without payment of life-saving drugs, surgical equipment and fluids. Many patients are victims of government brutality. The reason for the current crisis is that the suppliers have stopped supplying the medicine due to eight months of outstanding payments. The position of the distributors is to proceed in this manner until the dues are received.
