FCTA inaugurates drug revolving fund for effective healthcare services
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has inaugurated a Drug Revolving Fund (DRF) In-state team to enhance access to quality drugs in Abuja and its environs.
Samuel Musa, the media officer, Health and Human Service Secretariat, FCTA, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.
He said the DRF In-state team was inaugurated after a two-week intensive training of its members.
Mr Musa also stated that the FCTA had recently inaugurated the Sustainable Health Supply System steering committee.
The media officer said the team’s mandate was to ensure the effective working of the drug revolving fund.
He said the United State Agency supported the inauguration of the DRF In-state team for International Development (USAID).
“It is also being supported by the Global Health Supply Chain-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) programme,” he added.
Mr Musa said a thorough assessment of the health facilities in the territory had been conducted to ascertain the level of readiness to implement the revitalised DRF scheme.
“In the new order, district drug distribution centres will be built to increase access and availability of quality medicines in the territory.
“So the team has the duty to monitor drug distribution, supervise and evaluate all the DRF activities in the territory,” he said.
He said that the FCTA was committed to the success of the DRF scheme in the interest of public health.
(NAN)
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