5 Cancer Patients Are In The Icu Because Of The Lack Of Medicines In Kuwait

The lack of medicines at government health centers and public hospitals continues to cause citizens and expatriates alike to react, and this has confused cancer patients more than anyone else, according to Al-Qabas daily. Some patients reported not receiving chemical medication for two months, leaving them vulnerable to health risks because of immunodeficiency and disease spreading into their bodies. They also reported that five patients were admitted to intensive care within a week due to their interruption from taking medication, pointing out that some had to travel to neighboring countries for treatment at their own expense. They expressed dissatisfaction with the inaction of officials in the Ministry of Health.

In addition, when they visited private hospitals, they found that they did not have any cancer drugs, wondering who is responsible for our worsening health condition, and when will we be able to access our medicines. According to specialist doctors, the drug shortage crisis has spread to other incurable diseases as well, with no radical solutions commensurate with the suffering of patients whose original medicines are hard to replace with others. Some patients have expressed concerns on social media about the lack of cancer medicines as well as limited quantities of insulin needles designated for diabetic patients, disappearing ointments, creams, lotions, and anesthetic needles from some public pharmacies and disappearance from some dental departments.

After being told that the needles used for blood tests at the Qortuba Health Center were unavailable, a citizen recounted his suffering at the health center. A second person stated that his mother had been at Al-Razi Hospital for two years due to fragility, arthritis, roughness and pain, and her treatment had been interrupted two months ago. According to another citizen, her son suffers from asthma and its complications, and she is forced to buy his medicine from private pharmacies every time she visits the hospital.

Umm Abdul Rahman pointed out that she has been receiving treatment for cancer for 3 years, but specialists at Badriya Ahmed Center told her that treatment would be unavailable for some time, which aggravated her condition. A citizen also spoke about an absence of important medicines for the treatment of heart diseases and the interruption of clot spraying since December. Relatedly, health sources confirmed to Al-Qabas that the current shortage of medicines has been attributed in part to the continuous change in the pharmaceutical sector and the noticeable shortage in budget allocations for medicine and medical equipment.

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