Maldives runs out of crucial thalassemia med – desferal
10 months ago
Maldives has run out of desferal (deferoxamine), an essential medication required by thalassemia patients to remove excess iron from their bodies.
An official from the Maldives Thalassemia Society confirmed to Sun on Monday that the country has run out of the med.
According to the official, the company that supplies the med to Maldives faced an issue and abruptly discontinued the supply.
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