It is reported that Ravi Kumudesh, President of the Association of Health Professionals, stated that the Ministry of Health has bought five times more the drug “Dapson” which is given for leprosy and skin disease.
Mr. Ravi Kumudesh has further mentioned that in a procurement made by the Ministry of Health in the year 2023, a pack of 100 pills with 50 mg of this drug was purchased for $58.33 and a pack of 30 pills with 25 mg for $490.