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A SEVERE shortage of a critical anti-rejection drug for organ transplant patients is triggering what the Kidney Recipients Support Group of Trinidad and Tobago has described as a “national health crisis,” with some patients now relapsing into renal failure and others forced to purchase the life-saving medication through unauthorised channels.

However, Health Minister Dr. Lackram Bodoe said the situation is expected to be resolved by tomorrow.

In a letter dated June 30 addressed to Health Minister Dr Lackram Bodoe, the KRSGOTT urged immediate government intervention, warning that the shortfall in Tacrolimus is endangering lives and threatening to undo years of progress in transplant care.