Minist­er says rules and laws must be follow­ed during the procur­ement proces­s of drugsLAHORE:Punjab Minister Health Dr Yasmin Rashid has directed all public sector health facilities to ensure sufficient drugs stock, particularly at emergency wards of hospitals. She said process of procurement of fresh stock of drugs has been started and no compromise on quality of the medicines would be made. The minister further directed the authorities that rules and laws must be followed during the procurement process. “All district health authorities keep updated the health department regarding medicines stock and further requirements,” the minister said. The minister said drug testing procedure should be completed on fast tracks and expressed her satisfaction over SOPs of health department regarding drugs procurement and delivery to basic health units (BHUs) level.

Source: The Express Tribune September 28, 2018 04:07 UTC