MoH Employees Allowed Entries Of Expired Medicines: Audit ShowsDoctors Refuse To Prescribe Expired Drugs
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 28: A report prepared by the Audit Bureau shows employees of the Ministry of Health warehouses have made entries of expired medicines, may be to offset the shortages, reports a local Arabic daily.
According to reliable sources Minister of Health Dr Mohammad Al-Haifi will open the case filed over the next few days, particularly since Ministry of Health has won applause from the Ministry of Finance for exercising control over expenses of overseas health offices.
Sources at the Ministry of Health giving an example said one of the entry shows a drug which was received late last December expires on Jan 23, 2013. The source said this drug is used for treating respiratory ailments.
Doctors at one of the centers have refused to prescribe this drug to patients although the supplier said this drug is good for use six months after expiry.
Meanwhile, Chairperson of the Customs Workers Union Ahmad Al-Enezi has warned Finance Minister Mustafa Al-Shimali and the concerned officials in the General Customs Administration on the alleged malpractices of a company investing in customs services, such as the collection of fees illegally from passengers passing through the borders, reports Alam Alyawm daily.
Al-Enezi has accused the company of trying to harm the interests of an important institution in the country. He argued it is unacceptable to require travelers to pay certain fees without providing them the corresponding services.
He claimed the recent breakdown of machines in Nuwaiseeb Customs Center, which led to the loss of some vital information, was just part of the company’s attempt to execute its plan.
According to reliable sources Minister of Health Dr Mohammad Al-Haifi will open the case filed over the next few days, particularly since Ministry of Health has won applause from the Ministry of Finance for exercising control over expenses of overseas health offices.
Sources at the Ministry of Health giving an example said one of the entry shows a drug which was received late last December expires on Jan 23, 2013. The source said this drug is used for treating respiratory ailments.
Doctors at one of the centers have refused to prescribe this drug to patients although the supplier said this drug is good for use six months after expiry.
Meanwhile, Chairperson of the Customs Workers Union Ahmad Al-Enezi has warned Finance Minister Mustafa Al-Shimali and the concerned officials in the General Customs Administration on the alleged malpractices of a company investing in customs services, such as the collection of fees illegally from passengers passing through the borders, reports Alam Alyawm daily.
Al-Enezi has accused the company of trying to harm the interests of an important institution in the country. He argued it is unacceptable to require travelers to pay certain fees without providing them the corresponding services.
He claimed the recent breakdown of machines in Nuwaiseeb Customs Center, which led to the loss of some vital information, was just part of the company’s attempt to execute its plan.
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