Telangana Health Minister Orders Completion of 22 Central Medicine Stores

Hyderabad:Health minister Damodar Rajanarsimha directed officials to complete the setting up of 22 central medicine stores (CMS) within a week. With this, each of the districts will have a CMS. To address the reported shortage of medicines in hospitals, the minister ordered the formation of 10 task force teams, one for each undivided district, to inspect hospitals and CMS.

During a meeting with officials, Rajanarsimha suggested that the supply chain management be divided into three stages. He also recommended holding workshops for pharmacists on the use of the existing e-Asuhadi portal.

He directed hospitals to place indent orders in time with the TGMIDC for medicines in the necessary quantities. After procurement, medicines should be distributed to the CMS, where computers have been installed. The CMS staff should record stock details online, including medicine quantities and signatures from recipients. He suggested that all information, right from the medicine indent request to its delivery to the patient, should be recorded online.