THE excessive interference of the Health Department and the Health Commission of the House of Representatives (DPR) regarding IVs is truly regrettable, given that it has led to a severe shortage of supplies.

The trigger could very well be the letter from the Health Department’s Director-General of Medical Services, Farid W. Husain, to the hospitals under its supervision. The letter’s contents were important: only IVs sterilized in 121 degr