MZUZU-(MaraviPost)-Malawi Government says is committed to continued provision of availability of essential medicines/ drugs in all public and health facilities in the country

Minister responsible for Health and Population Jappie Mhango said this when visited Mzuzu Central Medical stores on Friday.

He explains that govt is impressed with the availability of drugs which is currently at 76% from 5 % since 2013.

Mhango assured people in the country that pharmaceutical reserves have enough drugs to reach out to all government and private hospitals

“I am impressed with the current stock levels hence the need to put a number of interventions to reach the targeted 100 percent as well as recapitalise CMST,” stressed Mhango.

He further adds that government is at advanced stage to introduce end to end trading system which enables to truck the supplier to the end user saying this would ensure proper use of drugs at the grass root level

Mhango revealed that the trucking system would help to reduce drug theft in the country.

The minister is on his day two tour appreciate how Pharmaceutical National reserves are taking care of drugs as well as distributing drugs to all health facilities in all districts