According to the Head of the Pharmacy Department at the National Hospital Guido Valadares Inacio da Costa, there are 100 items of fast moving medicine at the hospital.
He said they needed to prepare 300 permanent items of medicine to treat patients at the National Hospital Guido Valadares (HNGV).
“The fast moving medicines include anti-hypertension, anti-diabetes, antibiotic, infusions and anaesthetics, which run out quickly as they’re used in the OPD operation room and in emergency.”
He said currently they had 90% of the stock from the national list of essential medicines, while they didn’t have the other 10%.
Da Costa said even though there were many concerns, the hospital administration would continue to make an effort to find a way to deal with these concerns to help patients.
He said to guarantee they did not have a stockout they controlled the inventory list everyday.
On the other hand, Member of Parliamentary Commission F (for health, education, gender equality, veterans) Ilda Maria da Conceicao said she was unsatisfied with the management system for the procurement of medicine, as the government was yet to buy medicine for hospitals.
She added it was not only the hospital in Dili that lacked medicine, but the Baucau Referral Hospital as well.
“I think now it’s been nine months since the state budget and the purchase of medicine has already been approved but they have not yet managed to buy medicine for hospitals, so I don’t know about the process,” MP Ilda said.
Based on TDW observations four containers of medicine sent from Kimia Farma to the Autonomous Medicine and Health Equipment Service (SAMES) have not been distributed to hospitals.
