A performance audit into the management of drugs and medical supplies at the Ministry of Public Health and Regional Health Facilities for the years 2015 to 2018 found that millions of dollars were wasted from spoilt or damaged supplies owing to poor storage.
The performance audit report was compiled by the Auditor General and laid in the National Assembly yesterday.
The report said that the Ministry of Public Health and the Regional Democratic Councils are responsible for buying and distributing drugs and medical supplies to citizens. It noted that over $3 billion was spent from 2015 to 2017 to buy supplies and a performance audit for the period 2015 to August 2018 was done to assess how well the supplies were managed.
