Consignment of 200,000 Amphotericin B doses used in black fungus treatment reaches India
A consignment of 200,000 AmBisome (Amphotericin B injection), used in black fungus treatment reached India early on Sunday. “Another consignment of AmBisome from @GileadSciences, used in Black Fungus treatment, reaches India. Total 200,000 doses already there so far. More to follow!” tweeted Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
Mucormycosis, generally often called black fungus, has wreaked havoc throughout India, particularly in COVID-19 sufferers who’ve been administered heavy doses of steroids to deal with the an infection.
Consignment of 200,000 Amphotericin B doses used in black fungus treatment reaches India
Many states have declared black fungus as an epidemic illness together with Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu and Bihar below the Epidemic Act 1897.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed all involved officers to rearrange the drug from wherever in the world on a warfare footing.
“The PM had instructed officials to get this drug from anywhere it is available in the world. Indian missions across the world have been involved in securing supplies of this drug. It has been achieved with help of Gilead Sciences in USA,” the sources stated.Â
(With ANI inputs)
