THE Ministry of Health is denying any allegation that Covid-19 vaccines are missing from the Couva District Health Facility.
The allegation was publicly raised by Opposition Senator Wade Mark during a press conference on Tuesday.
Chief Executive Office of the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) Dr Brian Armour, stated in press release issued on Tuesday evening, “There is absolutely no truth to the claim of missing Covid-19 vaccines. This allegation was brought to my attention yesterday by staff of the facility. Subsequent investigations were conducted and proved that this was false.”
The CEO also indicated that the health facilities conducted daily reconciliation of vaccines and there was no discrepancy in the Covid-19 vaccine stock.
The Ministry of Health stated, “Additionally, Regional Health Authorities provide a stock balance report of Covid-19 vaccines to the Ministry of Health after their daily reconciliation exercise. As part of the Ministry’s standard vaccine inventory management protocol, independent audits of the Covid-19 vaccine inventory will be undertaken every two weeks at the designated Covid-19 vaccination facilities. This process has already been initiated.”
The Ministry is assuring the public that the highest level of integrity and accountability are applied to all public health operations.
