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Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to ending medicine shortages in health facilities and announced the start of nationwide distribution of a new batch of medicines and medical-surgical supplies.
According to the Head of State, the supplies were acquired through an investment of around US$35 million, with support from the World Bank, and are now being distributed to hospitals and health centres across the country.
Chapo said the measure aims to address the difficulties faced by thousands of families who depend on the National Health Service and, in many cases, find health facilities without essential medicines.
“We promised to work to restore medicines to our health facilities, and we are delivering on that promise,” he said.
The President stressed that no Mozambican should be left without treatment because of a lack of medicines and said the Government will continue strengthening supplies to public health facilities.
At the same time, Chapo called for strict monitoring to ensure that the medicines actually reach patients.
“To managers, health professionals, authorities and all citizens, we call for maximum vigilance,” he said.
The Head of State urged tighter controls throughout the distribution process to prevent theft, diversion and the illegal sale of medicines intended for the public health system.
According to Chapo, the medicines belong to the population and must be used exclusively to meet patients’ needs.
The World Bank-supported investment is part of Government measures aimed at improving the availability of medicines and medical-surgical supplies within the National Health Service.
Chapo reiterated that the Government intends to continue improving the supply of health facilities and reduce cases in which patients are unable to receive treatment due to medicine shortages.
“We promised. We are delivering. And we will continue working so that no Mozambican is left without treatment because of a lack of medicines,” he said.
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