There is no shortage of anti-tuberculosis medicines in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday, slamming media reports claiming that such a shortage exists as “false, motivated and misleading”.
In a sharp statement, the Ministry asserted that there is a sufficent stock of all anti-TB drugs in the country. The Centre proactively undertakes regular assessments to evaluate the stock positions at various levels, from central warehouses to peripheral health institutes, it said.
Citing information mentioned in the media reports, the Ministry said they were “not only inaccurate and misleading, but also do not reflect the correct picture of the available stock of anti-TB drugs in the country”.
