Cabinet clears $940M in drug purchases for Georgetown Hospital

Cabinet on Tuesday green-lighted almost $940M in contracts for the procurement of  pharmaceuticals for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), according to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon who yesterday defended government’s decision to remove drugs stored at the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (New GPC) bond.

During a post-Cabinet press briefing held at the Ministry of the Presidency, Harmon told reporters that Cabinet noted the award of several multi-million dollar contracts for procurement of pharmaceuticals.