Following a $4B donation of pharmaceutical drugs to Guyana’s public healthcare system, United States not-for-profit humanitarian organization Direct Relief says that while some of the medications are due to expire shortly, it hopes that all can be used since the donation was based on specifically requested quantities by the Ministry of Public Health.
“We would hope that all of the drugs would be fully utilized. We do not want the burden of disposal on anyone else… we do not send anything unless requested,” Genevieve Bitter, who is the Director of Operations for Direct Relief, told Stabroek News via phone.
In April, the Los Angeles, California-based organization donated US$20.8 million or $4 billion in medical supplies, ranging from Albuterol Sulfate to Acetaminophen through the Guyana Medical Relief (GMR) organization.
