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Thalassemia patients continue to face critical medication shortages
Thalassemia patients in the Maldives report worsening shortages of essential medicines, saying supplies that once lasted a month now cover only two weeks and treatment cycles are being interrupted. The article traces the nationwide scarcity to the government's push to reduce pharmaceutical imports from India and notes that State Pharma, created on 9 September 2025 to address the crisis, has yet to resolve shortages more than a year on.
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People are talking in waiting rooms and over coffee about how even basic Panadol is unavailable. But the reality is far more serious than just talk. Thalassemia patients have remained like this for about six months, giving State Pharma tim…
However, they are only bringing in small batches—perhaps 500 or 200 tablets at a time. The limited supply they provide only lasts two weeks, whereas we used to get a month's worth. If it's available one week, it's gone the next. They just …
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perhaps 500 or 200 tabletsBatch size of tablets suppliedAdhadhu (English)However, they are only bringing in small batches—perhaps 500 or 200 tablets at a time.
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Shortages of essential medicines, including thalassemia, cancer and mental health prescriptions, reported across the Maldivesongoing as of the reportMaldivesAdhadhu (English)Shaneez pointed out that the medicine shortage is not limited to thalassemia patients. He noted that a large number of people, including those suffering from cancer and mental health conditions, are also struggling to access vital prescriptions.
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President Mohamed Muizzu admitted the government had not resolved the nationwide medicine shortagelast September, midway through his current termMaldivesAdhadhu (English)President Mohamed Muizzu admitted last September, midway through his current term, that the government has yet to resolve the nationwide medicine shortage.
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Roadmap announced to distance the country from India, including a stated desire to cease importing pharmaceuticals from India, following the President's visit to Chinaearly in the President's termMaldivesAdhadhu (English)The crisis began following a roadmap to distance the country from India, announced after the President's visit to China early in his term. Muizzu had expressed a desire to cease the importation of pharmaceuticals from India.
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