A HERALD REPORT BY MELVYN MISQUITA PANJIM, APRIL 23 -- As many as 30 hospitals attached to the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) have been in low spirits for the past six months.
Acute shortage of denatured spirit at DHS hospitals has been triggered ever since its sole supplier, Nuvem-based Rhea Distilleries -- the only alcohol manufacturing unit operating in the State -- stopped production of alcohol since September 2004. While DHS officials blame Rhea Distilleries for failing to supply denatured spirit, Rhea Distilleries Managing Partner Regan Henriques insists that since his company was unable to manufacture spirit, the DHS could easily have looked elsewhere to procure spirit. The shortage of denatured spirit is of considerable concern, as it is considered a vital item in hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry. “Denatured spirit is essential for cleaning wounds and during the administering of injections, as other antiseptics are not as efficient or reliable,” explains medical practitioner Dr Adolf Dias of Aldona. Read the full report at: http://www.melvyn.misquita.in/works/2005/050424.html ______________________________________________ Melvyn S. Misquita, Asst Chief of News Bureau, Herald, Panjim, Goa - 403001 INDIA Ph 1 : +91-832-2224202 (extn 231) Ph 2 : +91-832-2224460 (extn 231) Cell : +91-9422064707 Mail 1 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail 2 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail 3 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Melvyn S. Misquita website: www.misquita.in The Misquita Family Website: www.misquita.net The SS Britannia tragedy: www.misquita.org
