Keralam Health department introduces district-level system to monitor medicine stocks
The Kerala Health Department has established district-level monitoring teams to prevent medicine shortages in government hospitals. These teams will conduct direct inspections and manage stock redistribution to ensure consistent patient care.
Why it matters
Proactive supply chain management in public hospitals is essential for maintaining consistent healthcare delivery and patient safety.
The Health department has given shape to a district-level monitoring mechanism to ensure the uninterrupted availability of essential medicines at government hospitals.
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has directed the Principal Secretary (Health) to constitute a district-level medicine availability monitoring team in every district to verify complaints regarding medicine shortage, assess the actual situation and adopt corrective measures before shortage occurs.
The Additional District Medical Officer (Health) [DMO] or Deputy DMO (Health) will serve as the convener of each team. Hospital superintendents, an assistant drugs controller or drugs inspector, pharmacy store superintendent or officer in charge of the pharmacy, and the Kerala Medical Services Corporation Limited (KMSCL) warehouse manager will be members.
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