Power outages affect medical drugs storage

Many Zimbabweans who are on self-administered medical drugs requiring refrigerated storage are going through a torrid time as crippling power outages continue unabated.

Drugs that require storage in cold conditions include insulin, antibiotic liquids, injections, eye drops and some medical creams.

These drugs are normally supposed to be stored under temperatures between 2ºC and 8ºC.

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