THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sree Avittom Thirunal Hospital’s In House Drug Bank, popularly known as SAT IHDB, is emerging as a beacon of change in pharmaceutical care accessibility in Kerala.
Functioning inside the heart of the Government Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, surrounded by a prestigious national institution, Chithira Thirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology and Regional Cancer Centre, this vital government initiative, generously funded by key hospitals, is transforming the landscape by delivering essential drugs for cancer, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), general and kidney ailments at low cost to patients especially the needy and underprivileged.IHDB has been a source of relief for the local population, providing access to medicines at highly affordable rates.
Simultaneously, the community pharmacy extends its outreach by offering these medications at subsidized rates directly to patients in underserved communities and locations across India. In collaboration with key government hospitals, SAT IHDB is successfully bridging the healthcare divide, ensuring the efficient provision of crucial medication for chronic and life-threatening diseases.
