Kanpur: Paucity of the anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) in the government hospitals the patients' sufferings are bound to increase during the festive occasion. Whether it is Kanshiram hospital or Kamlapati Memorial hospital or Ursula hospital in the city's different areas, the vaccines quantity are not available as per the needs.
Even Dr Ashok Shukla, CMO, said a letter to UP Medical Supply Corporation has been forwarded. There is a paucity of ARV in Ursula and KPM hospitals respectively. All the CHCs are also made available the vaccine so that the patients could not face trouble.
During the visit to the State health minister. Jai Prakash Singh's visit at Ursula hospital here on October 19 the relater related to the paucity of the vaccine was prominently raised before him. Taking quick action on this issue he asked the hospital authorities to initiate an order for the supply of ARV. Further, another hospital at Birhana Road lacks the adequate quantity of the vaccine. Kanshiram hospital at Ramadevi also did not have ample stock as was reported.
