No scarcity of HIV drug in nation: Centre tells Rajya Sabha
2 min readBy Express News Service
NEW DELHI: There is not any reported nationwide scarcity of dolutegravir, a key Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs prescribed for many People Living with HIV (PLHIV), the centre knowledgeable the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya knowledgeable the House that the Dolutegravir (DTG) was launched beneath the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) in a phased method in 2020.
Dolutegravir was prescribed for PLHIV beneath the programme.
He mentioned numerous proactive steps have been undertaken to make sure an uninterrupted provide of Antiretroviral (ARV) medicines together with Dolutegravir.
These measures embrace strengthening the availability chain unit on the nationwide stage, meticulous monitoring of inventory on the state and facility ranges in addition to making certain coordination for any emergency relocation.
States are additionally licensed to do need-based emergency native procurement of ARV drugs using funds allotted beneath the top “ARV drugs for exceptional cases” and the National AIDS Control Programme Grant-in-aid is given to State AIDS Control Societies.
NEW DELHI: There is not any reported nationwide scarcity of dolutegravir, a key Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs prescribed for many People Living with HIV (PLHIV), the centre knowledgeable the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya knowledgeable the House that the Dolutegravir (DTG) was launched beneath the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) in a phased method in 2020.
Dolutegravir was prescribed for PLHIV beneath the programme.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
He mentioned numerous proactive steps have been undertaken to make sure an uninterrupted provide of Antiretroviral (ARV) medicines together with Dolutegravir.
These measures embrace strengthening the availability chain unit on the nationwide stage, meticulous monitoring of inventory on the state and facility ranges in addition to making certain coordination for any emergency relocation.
States are additionally licensed to do need-based emergency native procurement of ARV drugs using funds allotted beneath the top “ARV drugs for exceptional cases” and the National AIDS Control Programme Grant-in-aid is given to State AIDS Control Societies.
