Health ministry initiates probe into medicine shortage

Patient beds fill up a corridor at a hospital in Hanoi, August 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Thuy An

The Ministry of Health has formed four teams to inspect the current supply and use of medicine, as well as survey drug and medical supply shortages in localities.

The teams will be led by members of the ministry's Department of Medical Service Administration including its director Luong Ngoc Khue and three deputy directors.

Khue will lead inspection of the Red River Delta's 25 provinces and cities, as well as the northern midland and mountainous regions.

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