Overview
- A joint communiqué on December 8 announced a temporary transfer of tacrolimus from the Health Ministry to EsSalud to maintain uninterrupted therapy for transplant recipients.
- The loan will be managed by Cenares, the national strategic supply agency attached to the Health Ministry.
- The Health Ministry said its own facilities remain fully stocked with tacrolimus and hold additional reserves at Cenares.
- Patient reports to RPP highlighted a roughly two‑week stockout at EsSalud’s Hospital Alberto Sabogal in Callao and difficulties finding the drug privately.
- EsSalud is finalizing administrative purchasing to restore regular supply, and officials emphasized that missing doses of tacrolimus can raise the risk of acute organ rejection.