Lok Sabha Question No. 5674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Free Medicines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5674 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## FREE MEDICINES

## 5674. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is adequate stock of free medicines for the treatment of diseases lik dengue,  swine  flu,  leprosy  etc.  in  Government  hospitals/dispensaries  in  rural  areas country;
- (b) if so, the det ails of medicines provided to patients during the last three years;
- (c) the district - wise number of those patients of Jammu and Kashmir whose medical tests for malaria, swine flu and other diseases were conducted by the Government; and
- (d) the number of people died due to swine flu in Maharashtra during the last two years, di -wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a )& ( b) : Yes. The  drugs  for  treatment  of  malaria  are provided  free  of  cost  to  the States/ Union Territories (UTs) . The drugs provided are A rtemisinin - based Combination Therapy with Sulphadoxine - Pyrimethamine ( ACT - SP) (0 - 1 Years), ACT - SP (1 - 4 Years) packs, ACT - SP (5 - 8  Years)  packs,  ACT - SP  (9 - 14  Years)  packs,  A CT - SP  (for  Adults)  packs,  Artesunate Injections (vials), Diethylcarbamazine Citrate (DEC) Tablets (in numbers) which are avail sufficient quantity. There is no specific drug for treatment of Dengue; however, kits are for  diagnosis  for  Dengu e.    Public Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  State  Governments  are expected to take prompt measures for preventing the spread of seasonal influenza A (H1 Swine  Flu  and  for  diagnosis,  case  management  and  treatment  of  the  patients.  The  Cen Government has been pro - active in assisting the State Governments and providing the drugs a logistics to State during crisis. The details of drugs issued by Government of India(GoI) for managing seasonal influenza A (H1N1) cases in last 3 financial years are as under:

| Year                        |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |   2018- 19 |   2019- 20 |
|-----------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Cap. Oseltamivir 75 mg      |      20000 |     300500 |     110600 |       5000 |
| Cap. Oseltamivir 30 mg      |        150 |      23500 |       6300 |          0 |
| Bottles - Syrup Oseltamivir |       1150 |       8450 |      28760 |      10000 |

Source: Medical Store Organization Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,  GoI

The details of Multi Drug Therapy (MDT) provided to all States/Union Territories un National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) during last three years are as under:

| Year     |   Multi Bacillary Adult |   (MBA) Multi (MBC) | Bacillary   |   Child Pauci Bacillary Adult (PBA) |   Pauci Bacilary Child (PBC) |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2015- 16 |                  707383 |               36899 |             |                              303488 |                        47498 |
| 2016- 17 |                  794013 |               45284 |             |                              320979 |                        54910 |
| 2017- 18 |                  716202 |               34979 |             |                              237151 |                        35700 |

- (c): The  district - wise  number  of  patients  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  (J&K)  whose  tests  for Malaria were conducted in 2018 and 2019 (Upto May) by the Government is as under:

| S No.   | District             | 2018                             | 2018                      | 2019 (Upto May)               | 2019 (Upto May)               |
|---------|----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S No.   | District             | No. Of Malaria test performedNo. | Of Malaria positive cases | No. Of Malaria test performed | No. Of Malaria positive cases |
| 1       | Jammu (Rural)        | 80127                            | 31                        | 21770                         | 2                             |
| 2       | Samba                | 34382                            | 0                         | 10874                         | 0                             |
| 3       | Kathua               | 67334                            | 23                        | 19023                         | 1                             |
| 4       | Udhamp ur            | 43691                            | 15                        | 10577                         | 1                             |
| 5       | Reasi                | 34743                            | 2                         | 6993                          | 0                             |
| 6       | Rajouri              | 65182                            | 42                        | 24760                         | 2                             |
| 7       | Poonch               | 47832                            | 23                        | 15650                         | 4                             |
| 8       | Doda                 | 30036                            | 0                         | 11114                         | 0                             |
| 9       | Ramban               | 4198                             | 0                         | 1228                          | 0                             |
| 10      | Kishtwar             | 4715                             | 0                         | 309                           | 0                             |
| 11      | Baramull ah/ Kupwara | 0                                | 0                         | 0                             | 0                             |
| 12      | Jammu (Urban)        | 1685                             | 32                        | 214                           | 1                             |
|         | State Total          | 413925                           | 168                       | 122512                        | 11                            |

The details of numbers of samples tested for seasonal influenza A (H1N1) in  J &K are as u

- Jammu Division : Since 1 January 2019 to 22.07.2019,  a total of  123 clinical samples have been  tested for seasonal influenza A (H1N1) in Jammu Division of J&K. (Source: Dai report of State Surveillance Unit of Jammu).
- Kashmir Division: Since 1 January, 2019 to 23.07.2019, a total of 809 samp les have been tested for Seasonal Influenza A (H1N1) in Kashmir Division of J&K . (Source: Daily re of State Surveillance Unit of Kashmir).

(d): The  circle - wise  number  of  deaths  of  seasonal  Influenza  A  (H1N1)  reported  from Maharashtra during the last two years, as made available by National Centre for Disease Contro (NCDC), are as under:

| Seasonal Influenza A (H1N1) Death in Maharashtra   | Seasonal Influenza A (H1N1) Death in Maharashtra   | Seasonal Influenza A (H1N1) Death in Maharashtra   | Seasonal Influenza A (H1N1) Death in Maharashtra   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Circle                                             | 2017                                               | 2018                                               | 2019 (till 17.07.2019)                             |
| Circle                                             | Death                                              | Death                                              | Death                                              |
| Thane Circle                                       | 94                                                 | 11                                                 | 26                                                 |
| Pune Circle                                        | 215                                                | 198                                                | 37                                                 |
| Kolhapur Circle                                    | 87                                                 | 53                                                 | 12                                                 |
| Nashik Circle                                      | 144                                                | 110                                                | 57                                                 |
| Aurangaba d Circle                                 | 39                                                 | 14                                                 | 8                                                  |
| Latur Circle                                       | 23                                                 | 27                                                 | 6                                                  |
| Akola Circle                                       | 56                                                 | 25                                                 | 15                                                 |
| Nagpur Circle                                      | 85                                                 | 13                                                 | 31                                                 |
| Other State / Country                              | 35                                                 | 10                                                 | 0                                                  |
| State Total                                        | 778                                                | 461                                                | 192                                                |

Source: State Surveillance Unit of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme( IDSP), Maharashtra