A recently concluded regional audit of drugs and medical supplies has uncovered over $1 billion in expired medication and medical supplies, according to Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony.
“So from that report, having concluded the audit in every region, we have been able to ascertain that in the ten regions we have had another $1.1 billion of expired medications, medical supplies and laboratory and diagnostic supplies,” Anthony told reporters yesterday.
The ministry previously revealed that an audit at the Materials Management Unit (MMU) showed that there was about $10 billion worth of expired medicines that were at that bond and had to be dumped. All of these supplies, including the latest discovery, he noted, expired before the new administration took office.
