Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Vice-Chairperson Sarah Browne says there is a “severe” drug shortage across Region One.
Browne made the disclosure in the light of a report in yesterday’s edition of the Stabroek News, where a commissioner of the Women and Gender Equality Commission Haliema Khan said there was a delay in drugs reaching the region one community of Baramita due to a bottleneck at the level of the Regional Health Officer. Khan had also pointed out that the system is resulting in poor health services being provided even though the area has a doctor, a medex and a community health worker.
“There is an article claiming that Baramita has a drug shortage with regard to the RHO. However,
