There are around 1,000-odd hospitals under the Mahatma Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana. “The main antifungal drug, Amphotericin B, is expensive, and it may be difficult for people to bear the cost. We will look at the prices and take a decision on capping it,” he said. A single vial of Amphotericin B can cost between Rs 5000 and Rs 8000, and the medicines have to be taken for 4-12 weeks.
“The daily cost of treating a mucormycosis patient can be in the range of Rs 60,000 to Rs 80,000. Many simply walk away when we tell them about the cost. If left untreated, mucormycosis is fatal,” said Jalgaon ENT surgeon Dr Sanjeev Zambare, who has been seeing at least two cases in a day.
Several parts of the state, particularly Vidarbha and northern Maharashtra, have seen a surge in cases of mucormycosis, a rare fungal infection that typically affects immuno-compromised patients like diabetics. In the past two months, it has increasingly affected people recovering from Covid after they were treated with steroids that bring down immunity.
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