Procurement of drugs by APNU/AFC is a failure

Dear Editor,
The procurement of drugs and medical supplies since the APNU+ AFC Government came into power in 2015 is a complete failure.
If you visit various hospitals and health centres in the country, your experiences would be very much shocking because of the time to receive attention; and even if you are attended to and receive a prescription of three drugs, you will not get two basic drugs.
There is clear evidence that two-thirds of your medication is not available at the hospital and health centres. The reason for this is because of the coalition Government’s victimisation of certain certified suppliers. There is a vacuum created, and the suppliers who are being favoured by the Government, some of them can’t deliver the drugs and medical supplies in a timely manner, which creates shortages.
Drugs and medical supplies’ shortages continue to be of major concern to every patient that’s going to the hospitals and health centres in Guyana.
During the PPP/C time in office, there were minimal shortages because the New GPC was a very efficient supplier of drugs and medical supplies.
I would like to highlight this situation, because any contractor who is not being favoured by this Granger government is finding it hard to secure contracts.
Kickbacks and bribes are the mantra in every sector of this Government.
Families friends activists and supporters of the APNU/AFC coalition Government are slowly but surely taking over the Government contracts in the entire country.
The actual fact is that the coalition Government continues to fail the health system in Guyana

Sincerely,
Zamal Hussein
Regional Health
Committee Chairman
Region 6