President Irfaan Ali yesterday took the Regional Health Officer for Region Six Vishalya Sharma to task after residents in Johanna complained of a shortage of drugs at various health institutions in the region.
Sharma was speechless during the president’s interrogation as the residents were insistent that the necessary drugs were not available at the Mibicuri Public Hospital, as well as health centres in the neighbouring communities and other major public hospitals in the region.
President Ali then directed his questions to the Regional Executive Officer (REO), Narinda Persaud, who said that he had purchased all the items according to the list supplied to him from the health department.
