JAMMU, July 14 -- Taking serious note of an acute shortage of life-saving anti-haemophilia medicines at Government Medical College, Srinagar, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the authorities to immediately ensure the availability of Factor-VIII and Emicizumab so that no patient suffers for want of treatment.
A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani issued the directions while hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by the Hemophilia Society of Kashmir through its president.
The PIL raises the issue of continuous shortage and irregular supply of essential clotting factors at government health facilities, particularly the Day Care Centre of SMHS Hospital in Srina...