The Ministry of Health will soon be sourcing Anti Rejection tablets from reputable suppliers to assist patients who have undergone kidney transplant operations in India.
This was through an arrangement with the Bulk Purchase Scheme at the Fiji Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Services Centre at Jerusalem Road.
Minister for Health Dr Neil Sharma said government intervention was necessary to ensure accessibility of affordable medication for patients who were purchasing expensive medicines.
“The objective is to assist patients who are sourcing their own supplies of medicines that they are not able to afford therefore compromising the wholeobjective of the government supporting patients for kidney transplant in India,” Dr Sharma said.
“Through this scheme the ministry can also make sure that medication is sourced from reputable suppliers while consolidating requirements of patients in Fiji.”
Dr Sharma is calling on all patients to register at the Bulk Purchase Office at Nabua with the following information; Patient Name, age, medicines strength and dosage, and their contact details.
“The Ministry of Health will open the registration on the 15th of April and close on the 30th of April after which procurement of the supplies will be undertaken for the new registered patients,” Dr. Sharma added.
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