Question : SHORTAGE OF LIFE SAVING DRUGS



(a) whether the Government are aware of the acute shortage of life saving drugs and lack of basic facilities in the Lala Ram Swarup Hospital for Tuberculosis and allied chest diseases;

(b) if so, whether the Government have made any assessment of the working of the hospital to identify the deficiencies in the basic facilities available there and the reasons for the shortage of the life saving drugs;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SMT. SUSHMA SWARAJ)

(a) There is no shortage of life saving drugs and lack of basic facilities in Lala Ram Swarup Hospital for Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases.

(b) to (d) Do not arise in view of (a) above.