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NewsThalassemia patients continue to face medication shortages
Thalassemia patients in the Maldives are facing a critical six-month shortage of essential medications, forcing many to interrupt vital treatments. The scarcity has worsened under the new state-owned State Pharma, which provides only limited supplies. This crisis also affects those with cancer and mental health conditions nationwide.
NewsMedicine shortages will persist throughout Muizzu's term: Amr
Former STO head Hussain Amr warns that medicine shortages will persist throughout President Muizzu's term. He claims the new State Pharma system is failing to stock essential drugs and driving costs up. Amr attributes the crisis to government policy changes and a failure to reimburse pharmacies through the Aasandha scheme.