Ahmedabad: A 13-year-old child, who was diagnosed with Mucormycosis disease in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, had a successful surgery on Friday. He was admitted to a private hospital in the Chandkheda area.
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He had Covid-19 and also lost his mother to the disease lately.
There is an acute shortage of drugs for the treatment of Mucormycosis.
On the instructions of the Centre, the Gujarat government on Thursday declared the Black Fungus as an epidemic.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said the Central government will make proactive efforts for significantly ramping up domestic production of Amphotericin-B drug, an anti-fungal drug for the treatment of black fungus disease.
The Union Government has also made effective efforts in supplementing the domestic availability through securing supply from global manufacturers.
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