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Regional Health Services (RHS) Director Dr Kay Shako says ending theft and wastage of drugs and medical supplies can help improve Guyana’s healthcare delivery system.
Dr Shako was at the time delivering remarks yesterday to a gathering of RHOs and senior medical staff at an RHO Conference at Mainstay, PomeroonSupenaam.
There will also be significant improvements if bad behaviour among some Regional Health Officers (RHOs) is stopped, Dr Shako also noted, according to a media release from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).
According to the MoPH statement, the RHS Director said low circulation of critical items for patients happens “because of pilfering” of drugs and medical supplies in the public health sector.
“We know who you are,” Shako was quoted as saying in the press release, whilst warning participants not to be surprised when the police get involved.
She is disturbed by “the piles of expired drugs” in the healthcare system because of poor forecasting by RHOs and in some instances, a delay in the arrival of drugs in the ten Administrative Regions.
The RHS Director also threatened firm disciplinary measures against some RHOs who are unnecessarily absent from duty, the statement said.
“Stop the madness,” Shako was quoted as telling the participants while addressing the issue of absenteeism.
The RHS Director also chastised some RHOs, who dress inelegantly for work and others who, smoked and/or, were drunk on the job
According to the MoPH statement, Shako is also peev ed that some RHOs allow some health programmes to collapse completely unde their watch, while others ar