North West hospitals and clinics could run out of medicine in just days as a go-slow at its central medicine depot enters its second month, provincial communications Tebogo Lekgethwane has confirmed. North West head of health Andrew Thabo Lekalakala awarded the Gupta-linked company Mediosa a contract of more than R30-million rand for a mobile clinic. He adds that Gauteng and Northern Cape health districts are being roped-in to supply medication to the North West. Aspen Pharmaceutical began ferrying shipments to clinics last week after workers refused to accept ARV shipments delivered to the provincial depot, Group Senior Executive Stavros Nicolaou says. Nicolaou says he hopes that clinics and hospitals will be re-stocked by the end of next week.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 13, 2018 07:05 UTC