DAR ES SALAAM, April 6 -- MINISTER for Health Mohammed Mchengerwa has directed an immediate review of pharmacies in public health facilities, to strengthen access to medicines and enhance service delivery for citizens.

Speaking during a recent working session with health sector institutions at the Medical Stores Department (MSD) in Dar es Salaam, Mr Mchengerwa instructed the Government Chief Pharmacist to update the formula used to measure the availability of health commodities.

He said that the current system should not only reflect the presence of medicines but also assess their adequacy and alignment with the official list of essential medicines required at each level of service delivery.

“We cannot continue to rely on indicat...