Forex woes choke CMST, 75% essential drugs stockout

Malawi’s public hospitals have run out of 75 percent of essential medicines after the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) failed to secure foreign exchange to import drugs. CMST, which supplies public hospitals, owes international suppliers about $18 million (K31.5 billion), according to a new report. A pharmacist sits idle in an empty pharmacy. l AI … The post Forex woes choke CMST, 75% essential drugs stockout appeared first on Nation Online .