Taraba Govt. distributes drugs worth N49m to primary health care facilities

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By Martins Abochol

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Jalingo, July 23, 2020 The Taraba Ministry of Health on Thursday in Jalingo, commenced the distribution of drugs worth N49 million to primary health care centres spread across the 16 local government areas.
Dr Innocent Vakai, Commissioner for Health, who spoke at the launching, said the gesture marked the reintroduction of the hitherto comatose Drug Revolving Programme.
He said that the programme was to address the challenge occasioned by the perennial ‘out of stock syndrome’ in the state.
He also said that the massive procurement of the drugs was in line with the vision of Gov. Darius Ishaku’s rescue mission, aimed at improving health care delivery in the state.
He charged the management of the Taraba State Primary Health Care Development Agency (TSPHCDA) to ensure the sustainability of the programme.
Alhaji Hassan Jouro, Executive Secretary of the TSPHCDA, who also spoke, commended the governor for considering release of funds for the procurement of the drugs.
He assured that the drugs would serve the purpose they were procured for, adding that the agency had developed mechanisms to prevent diversion of drugs.
He directed the local government Drug Revolving Programme committees,
to comply with the e-remittance of funds rather than physical cash remittance.
He also said that the agency would henceforth supply drugs to local government primary health care authorities directly and ensure patients no longer buy drugs from patent medical stores.

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