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Dec 14 • 10 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
1/ Russia's worsening economic problems are causing Russian pharmaceutical manufacturers to abandon production of some medications, due to fixed prices making it unaffordable. The country is now reportedly short of 20 million units of saline solution, a vital medication. ⬇️ Image
2/ The Russian media is reporting shortages of saline solution in Moscow, St Petersburg and many other regions of Russia. It is unavailable in many pharmacies, doctors are rationing rapidly dwindling supplies, and patients reportedly face a two month wait for IV drips.
3/ Production costs have increased sharply, due to shortages of foreign components such as water treatment systems and packaging materials. However, the Russian government fixes retail prices of medications. Saline solution now costs less to buy than ordinary bottled water.
4/ This is despite saline solution being considerably more complicated to manufacture than bottled water. Russian manufacturers complain that they can now only produce it at a loss. This has caused them to reduce production by 40-50% between January-September 2024.
5/ There is now a severe shortage of saline solution across Russia. In Krasnoyarsk, local pharmacies have not received any since February. Elsewhere in Russia, supplies to pharmacies have largely ceased since November. Doctors are now having to ration IV drips.
6/ Russia has faced shortages of many medications since the start of the war in Ukraine, due to economic problems and the effect of sanctions. These have included immunoglobulin, insulin, antibiotics, and heart disease medications.
7/ However, the lack of saline solution is more serious than any of these due to its fundamental importance for most medical procedures. Demand for it has increased sharply due to the huge number of injuries being sustained in the war in Ukraine. Supplies may run out by January.
8/ The Russian government has agreed to increase the fixed price of saline solution and other medications so that they are once again economically viable for manufacturers to produce. It's not expected that the shortages will be resolved until at least February-March 2025. /end
Sources:
🔹 forbes.ru/biznes/525190-…
🔹 moscowtimes.ru/2024/12/12/gaz…
🔹 fontanka.ru/2024/12/12/748…
🔹 bfm.ru/news/563835
🔹 theins.ru/news/277160
🔹 ngs24.ru/text/health/20…

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1/ The ongoing crisis of staffing at Russian Railways has led to the state-owned company issuing an urgent appeal to pensioners and railway veterans to return to fill vacancies left by the war in Ukraine. ⬇️ Image
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1/ Russian milbloggers say that the army's ban on using personal vehicles at the front threatens "riots or the collapse of the front", while taxi drivers – on whom wounded Russian soldiers now depend for evacuation – are charging extortionate fares. ⬇️
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1/ Russian soldiers fighting on the Dnipro islands in the Kherson regions say that their efforts are being undermined by a lack of training and usable boats, while their commanders are lying about the situation in order to curry favour with their superiors. ⬇️
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