Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8 (PTI) The Kerala Social Security Mission has said medicines under the Mittayi project for children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes had not been discontinued and termed reports to the contrary “baseless”.
‘Mittayi” means sweets in local parlance.
The Mission said it had come to its notice that some media outlets had reported that medicines were not being provided to beneficiaries under the comprehensive community-based project launched to provide care to children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes.
Such reports were factually incorrect, it said in a statement.
The government is providing free services to around 2,000 children with diabetes in the state, the statement said.
Regular insulin and analogue insulin are available at Mittayi clinics, with services being provided through government medical colleges and satellite centres in some districts.
Medicines are being distributed through Mittayi clinics in all districts, it said.
The medicines supplied under the project are those approved by the medical committee constituted by the government, the Mission explained.
It also called reports questioning the quality of the medicines supplied under the project “factually incorrect”.
The Kerala Social Security Mission (KSSM) is a government initiative aimed at providing social welfare services and support to vulnerable sections society. PTI LGK ROH
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