São Tomé central hospital has three months of medicines
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Rádio Somos Todos Primos
Illustrative image · Ayşenur · Pexels · Licence PexelsSão Tomé’s Health Minister, Celso Matos, says the emergency department of Ayres de Menezes central hospital currently has enough medicines to cover the next three months. A new order for medicines and consumables has been placed to prevent a possible supply shortage, he told Rádio Somos Todos Primos.
São Tomé’s Health Minister, Celso Matos, says the emergency department of Ayres de Menezes central hospital currently has medicines, including paracetamol and injectable antibiotics. He says the country’s stocks can cover about three months, while warning that a shortage could occur if the new procurement procedure launched by his ministry is not completed in time.
São Tomé and Príncipe received a container of medicines last month to strengthen the reserves of the National Health System Warehouse, according to Celso Matos. The minister considers consumables to be a more significant difficulty than medicines at present, while some tablet formulations could nevertheless run out in the coming months.
Celso Matos also said that the government had already launched a new request to purchase medicines and consumables. His statements come as São Tomé’s law against the sale of medicines awaits promulgation, the law against the sale of medicines.
