BY NED GAGAHE
Minister of Health and Medical Services has apologised citizens who has been victimized by this medicine and consumable supply shortage and pledges to fix the medicine shortage crisis.
Speaking in Parliament on Monday Minister Paul Popora Bosawai stated that he will work hard to ensure the medicine supply shortage returns to normalcy.
“Before I conclude I wish to give us an illustration to think about before I took office and when I took office, let’s think about the water supply system the tank is empty and all the pipelines have leakages and therefore, I am fixing the leakages before I refill the tank so that you get the good flow rate and as well as the volume at all our health facilities.
“So, just recently, I have ordered the immediate terminations of some of our staffs that steal medicine from our provinces and I will continue to ensure to fix all the leakages of the supply chain of our medicine and then I think we will fix this issue.
“I as the minister with wish to sincerely apologized to our people across Solomon Islands who have been victimised of this medicine and consumable supply shortage.
“I will work hard to ensure we have a normalcy of supply by ensuring to fix the leakages and then financing to refill the tank.”
Meanwhile, the Minister called on everyone to be responsible.
“I call on every person responsible along the supply chain that are outside my Ministry’s jurisdiction to treat payments of medicine as an emergency and please act responsibly as you must know that you are part of serving lives,” Bosawai said.
