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The battle lines have been drawn between the Rural Doctors Society and the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) over the purchases of 8.5 million Covid-19 antigen test kits that the doctors say could cause problems.
Act now on favipiravir
published : 4 Aug 2021 at 04:00
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Access to medicine can make a life-and-death difference amid the Covid-19 emergency. The government cannot afford to fail in the crucial mission of securing enough of the antiviral medication favipiravir to cover the rapid increase of patients.
Action should be taken now and not at the last minute.
Examples abound that show how a false sense of security which resulted in delayed responses have pushed the country deeper into crisis than it should have.
The procurement of Covid-19 vaccines is one. Investment to expand the capacity of public health infrastructure is another.
Warnings about a possible shortage of favipiravir, the primary medicine used to treat Covid-19 patients with moderate to severe symptoms, have been sounded time and again.