Rs 5 lakh each for Chandrapur mucormycosis patients from mineral fund

CHANDRAPUR: District guardian minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Saturday announced that up to Rs5 lakh cost for treatment of mucormycosis patients in Chandrapur will be borne by the government from the mineral development fund.
With the number of mucormycosis (also known as ‘black fungus’) patients consistently rising in the district, the administration has designated 40 beds — 20 at Dr Wasade's hospital and 20 at Christ Hospital — for their treatment.
Both the hospitals are equipped to carry out surgeries for mucormycosis and other fungal diseases. Treatment of mucormycosis is free at both the hospitals under the government schemes Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana and Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Amphotericin-B injections will also be provided free of cost under the scheme to eligible patients.
The treatment cost of mucormycosis is quite high as it entails expensive injections which are prescribed for 21 days. Since the amount sanctioned under the government schemes is not enough, up to Rs5lakh each will be allotted from the mineral development fund for the patients’ treatment.