Srinagar, Sep 22 (KNS): The medical store at health centre in Kashmir University is facing acute shortage of medicines which are provided on a free of cost basis to patients, students complained here on Friday.
The shortage of the medicines in hospital drug stores have been forcing patients admitted in the wards and the outdoor patient department (OPD) visitors, to purchase prescribed medicines from private chemist shops at higher rates.
The students alleged that the UT government had launched the free medicine scheme in all government health institutions but shortage of providing the essential drugs has exposed the inability of the health department to provide better health facilities.
"My friend was suffering from a high fever a few days ago. We rushed to the university health center, but to our surprise, they only provided us with two paracetamol tablets and asked us to purchase the remaining prescribed medicines from private shops," said Adil Ahmad, a third-semester university student.
"I had a severe flu a few days, and when I went to the university health center, they didn't have the necessary medications. They told me to go to a nearby pharmacy, which was an inconvenience," said Nida Khan, a fourth-semester student at the university.
Meanwhile, the students urged the senior health officials to address this issue promptly and ensure that essential medications are stocked at the health center to alleviate the suffering of patients.(KNS)