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$280M in expired drugs, medical supplies destroyed in 2014 

April 20, 2015 1:16 pm Category: latest news A+ / A-

By Jomo Paul

Dr Surendra Persaud, Dr Karen Cummings and Dr George Norton during the press conference.

Dr Surendra Persaud, Dr Karen Cummings and Dr George Norton during the press conference.

[www.inewsguyana.com] – The Opposition Coalition has revealed that in 2014 some $280M worth of expired drugs and medical supplies were destroyed by the State.

Member of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Dr George Norton made the startling discovery while responding to a question posed by iNews at a news conference on Monday, April 20.

He pointed out that there is need for a more effective delivery system for drugs to medical institutions. According to Dr Norton, “last year we destroyed totalling the sum of $280M GYD. That is something that we certainly would want to put an end to, to prevent it.”

The Former Parliamentarian noted too that the sole sourcing of drugs and medical supplies by the Ministry of Health and GPHC has incurred a lot of damage to the system and will be definitely abolished under an APNU+AFC government.

“Since 2005 the government has been practically sole sourcing medical supplies and medication to the Georgetown Public Hospital and the Ministry of Health and that is something that we certainly put an end to,” said Norton.

He pointed out that an APNU+AFC government will distribute in keeping with the procedure and process established at the National Procurement and Tender Board.

“We will try to give all the companies a level playing field because we have known of cases where government was purchasing medication from this particular company at very high prices when they could have gotten from another company at a very low cost,” the APNU Member lamented.

Meanwhile, APNU+AFC’s Dr Surendra Persaud explained that there are efforts to manage health care across Guyana from one central place in Georgetown.

He explained that the Regional Health Authorities Act was passed several years ago with the aim of decentralizing the administration of Health Care and to date only Berbice has been able to implement some critical components of the Act that includes the creation of a Regional Health Authority.

“What we need to do is look at that law; figure out where Regional Health Authorities needed to be and create them. So you don’t have somebody in Bartica…or Lethem having to call Georgetown,” said Dr Persaud.

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How can a poor country afford such waste and incompetence?

 

Is Bobby supplying drugs about to expire, without a long shelf life?

Is this another scam?

 

Who is minding the store?

FM

Exactly! People dying because of poor care...no drugs and here we see waste. It seems nothing...absolutely nothing has been missed by these foul people, they destroy everything they touch.

cain

There is a level of criminality here though. When you have so many people in GY of dire medical care, basic things like getting a wheel chair is not an option and you have these chaps stealing like this it is unconscionable.

 

There is a sick human element here that is simply unacceptable. At the end of the day it is unbridled greed. How much more does Jagdeo need to steal?

 

How much is enough?

FM
Last edited by Former Member
Originally Posted by Jay Bharrat:

Agree with Redux.

 

The man has no wife or children.  What will he do with all that money?

 

Does Bobby have a wife and children?

Yes, the man got three wife.  One in foreign, one in Guyana and Bharat.

FM

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