Thiruvananthapuram: There is no need to worry about availability of essential medicines in the state as Kerala Medical Service Corporation Ltd (KMSCL) has done enough homework to ensure stocks and put in place a crisis management plan in case of any eventuality, said Dr Mohammed Asheel, executive director of Kerala Social Security Mission.
“Even at the onset of the coronavirus crisis, KMSCL planned and procured medicines needed for the state. In case of extreme situations, such as the lockdown continuing for several weeks and medicine procurement stalling, they will equip pharmaceutical companies here to make the medicines which are in short supply,” Dr Asheel said while attending the Facebook live organised by TOI on Saturday.
Responding to questions from readers, he said the state is well equipped to face a worst-case scenario. “We have tentatively arranged over one lakh hospital beds and 5,600 ICU beds. We have prepared Plan A, B, C, D and E so that if there is a crisis, we may not have to think about options then.”
Dr Asheel said while gearing up to fight Covid-19, the state government has taken special care of the needs of all socially vulnerable groups. “When minister K K Shailaja convened a meeting to discuss preparations, issues of senior citizens, differently abled persons and transgenders were specially addressed and plans to keep them hale and hearty during the crisis were introduced,” he said.
On Sunday, Dr N Sulphi, vice president of IMA-Kerala, will join FB live on ‘The Times of India – Kerala’ page at 4pm.
“Even at the onset of the coronavirus crisis, KMSCL planned and procured medicines needed for the state. In case of extreme situations, such as the lockdown continuing for several weeks and medicine procurement stalling, they will equip pharmaceutical companies here to make the medicines which are in short supply,” Dr Asheel said while attending the Facebook live organised by TOI on Saturday.
Responding to questions from readers, he said the state is well equipped to face a worst-case scenario. “We have tentatively arranged over one lakh hospital beds and 5,600 ICU beds. We have prepared Plan A, B, C, D and E so that if there is a crisis, we may not have to think about options then.”
Dr Asheel said while gearing up to fight Covid-19, the state government has taken special care of the needs of all socially vulnerable groups. “When minister K K Shailaja convened a meeting to discuss preparations, issues of senior citizens, differently abled persons and transgenders were specially addressed and plans to keep them hale and hearty during the crisis were introduced,” he said.
On Sunday, Dr N Sulphi, vice president of IMA-Kerala, will join FB live on ‘The Times of India – Kerala’ page at 4pm.
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