Dar es Salaam, April 4 -- MINISTER for Health Mohammed Mchengerwa has issued key directives to improve access to medicines and health products, stressing that health workers must be accountable and deliver tangible results for citizens.

Speaking on Friday at the Medical Stores Department (MSD) in Dar es Salaam during a meeting with stakeholders in medicines and medical devices, he noted that government statistics alone are insufficient if they do not reflect actual service delivery, pointing out that citizens still face medicine shortages despite reports of improvements.

To strengthen the system, Mr Mchengerwa instructed the Chief Government Pharmacist to review the medicine availability assessment system, focusing not only on presence,...