Zamfara State Commissioner for Health Dr. Nafisa Muhammad has met with other state health officials to address the ongoing challenges in the State drug supply system.
According to the official spokesman of the Ministry Sulaima Isah, the meeting which was attended by the Executive Secretary of Drugs and Medical Consumables Management Agency’s (DMA) Executive Secretary Pharmacist Sani Bello, brought together key stakeholders to discuss strategies to improve the availability of essential medicines.
A presentation was made to highlight the progress made by the agency and identified areas that requires significant improvement.
At the meeting, valuable action points were agreed between stakeholders and modalities for improvement were arrived at.
The meeting agreed that the pre-qualification of drugs and consumables suppliers will be conducted in the third week of January.
The meeting also agreed to set up a sustainable drugs supply system (SDSS) steering committee to enhance the system
The meeting also agreed that, health facilities would henceforth be encouraged to patronize the DMA with immediate effect.
It was also agreed that, a weekly monitoring system will be implemented to track progress and identify potential issues for reconsideration.
