State to declare Black Fungus as notified disease

Treatment of disease brought under Aarogyasri

The Health Department will declare Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) as a notified disease to identify and track emerging cases in the State, said Health, Medical and Family Welfare Principal Secretary Anil Kumar Singhal. The State reported nine such cases so far, he informed. At a press conference on Monday, Mr. Singhal said that Mucormycosis has been brought under the list of diseases eligible for treatment under Aarogyasri and permissions were given to all the teaching hospitals and empanelled private hospitals with facilities to treat such cases. Mr. Singhal said that the State is also going to float tenders for the purchase of medicines required to treat the disease in addition to the allocation made by the Central government and added that the steps to identify the presence of the infection at an early stage are being taken by the Health Department.