Dicey denial: Inside the drug shortages crisis

This situation is terrible for people living with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, HIV, hypertension and others, as the long-running shortage of drugs in public hospitals and clinics has forced them into an impossible choice: Buy your own or risk death.

Government says the crisis is the result of supply chain troubles across the world, as well as its own rigorous checks and standards that have resulted in the cancellation of some orders.