Government speaks on drug shortages

567 views · Published 21 September 2016 · 3:00 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: 263Chat · 2016 · News & Politics

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The country’s main public health institutions are facing acute shortages of drugs critical for the daily operations of hospitals, a senior government official has said.

Speaking to 263chat on the sidelines of the official opening of the Health Results Based Financing Workshop yesterday, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Brigadier General (Rtd) Dr Gerald Gwinji revealed that the country is facing a serious shortage of drugs such as morphine and some antibiotics.

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