Health and Family Welfare Minister Professor Dr Samanta Lal Sen today found irregularities about different activities at the Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD).

Accompanied by senior officials of the health ministry, Samanta suddenly visited the CMSD to oversee its overall situation, an official release said.
 
During the 35-minute visit, the health minister found emergency healthcare items lying unused and dates of many healthcare essentials have been expired.

Coming across irregularities, the health minister directed the depot officials to submit a report to him in the next seven days, explaining why such a large number of healthcare products remained unused.

In the report, he also asked to include a list of all the existing goods, on which date they were delivered here and when other goods will be delivered in future.

Secretary of Health Service Division Md Jahangir Alam and Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr ABM Khurshid Alam, among others, were present during the visit.

BDST: 2022 HRS, FEB 25, 2024
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