Ministry crafting new guidelines for drug purchases

One of the attendees at yesterday’s meeting making his contribution to the discussion

Amid years of varied controversies, the Ministry of Public Health is calling on prospective suppliers of pharmaceuticals to make their concerns about the procurement process known so that appropriate guidelines could be crafted.

As a series of consultations with prospective suppliers began yesterday, Permanent Secretary (Ag) Colette Adams explained to Stabroek News that there was an old guideline document but it needs adjustments. She said that document had “a lot of grey areas” and even when adjustments by her ministry were made, it was found that enough bidder input was not had.

Yesterday’s pre bid meeting was held at the Regency Hotel on Hadfield Street and saw attendance by