Hyderabad: Officials from the state health department have been instructed to record complete information online, from the procurement of medicines for govt hospitals to their delivery to patients.
On Friday, Health minister Damodar Raja Narasimha held a review meeting to discuss the strengthening of central medical stores, hospital pharmacies, and food safety issues. He directed that work on the 22 newly established central medicine stores be completed within a week.
Additionally, ten task force teams were formed to monitor the availability of medicines in govt stores across the state. During the review, the minister recommended organizing a workshop for pharmacists on the use of the E-AUSHADI portal.
“The necessary medicines should be timely ordered from TGMSIDC, in the required quantities. After procurement, the medicines should be delivered to the central medicine stores. Additionally, signatures should be obtained from recipients of medicines,” the minister stated.
Meanwhile, in response to concerns about Hyderabad’s ranking in food safety, Food Safety Commissioner RV Karnan dismissed claims that the city was at the bottom of the national list.
He clarified that the data cited was from 2022, and referred to a report from NCRB, which indicated 246 cases of food adulteration in Hyderabad that year, as reflected in the “Crime in India-2022” report released in late 2023.
