Medicines Control Council sceptical of Health Minister’s denials on stock outs
25 May 2015
The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has blamed shortages of anti-retrovirals (ARVs) on “circumstances beyond our control”. The Medicines Control Council however, is sceptical about whether the Department submitted the contracts on time and if they have underestimated the amount of drugs needed, the DA’s consultations have found.
I will submit Parliamentary questions to ascertain whether the contracts for these medicines were submitted timeously and if the Department had in fact underestimated the amount of drugs required.