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- Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has ordered a comprehensive ten-year review of medicine procurement, inventory management and distribution in the state's public health system, after reports that a considerable quantity of medicines procured for government institutions expired unused, causing financial losses to the exchequer.
- The Principal Secretary (Health) has been asked to examine the role of KMSCL, the nodal agency for procurement and warehousing, including its procurement planning, stock rotation and redistribution of near-expiry medicines.
- The review must cover details such as the quantity and value of expired medicines year-wise and institution-wise, expenditure on disposal, and any lapses, with a report and recommendations due within a month.
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- Submission of the Principal Secretary's report within a month
- Findings on the total value of expired medicines and lapses in procurement or stock management
- Recommendations and corrective measures to prevent future wastage, including any action regarding KMSCL
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