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FG Advises Hospitals To Adopt Digitalized Inventory Consignment Model

By James inoduka

The ministry of health and social welfare is partnering private sector to reduce the cost of essential medicines and adress out-of stock syndrom in public health facilities across the country

Through digitalized inventory consignment model which hospitals are advised to adopt,  stakeholders believe it will provide more access to medical services to every Nigerian irrespective of geographical location including access to cancer treatments

The engagement is on the backdrop of reported cases of out-of-stock of essential medicines as well as fake and expired medicines in Nigeria