Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communities, convened a meeting with Regional Health officials and Regional Executive Officers of Regions Two, Three, Six, Seven and Ten to address the issues affecting the health sector.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) said that the discussion which took place yesterday afternoon dealt with issues relating to regional administrative shortcomings and its effect on the health sector. These included Human Resource and employment matters, inadequate provision of living quarters for medical professionals, the process for purchasing emergency drugs and medical supplies, the non-payment of suppliers and incomplete and inaccurate information being provided through Logistic Management Information Systems (LMIS) reports for some regions
