Benue destroys N200m expired drugs,to bury 100 unclaimed corpses

The Benue State Government has taken a decisive step in ensuring the safety of its citizens by destroying expired drugs valued at over N200 million. These drugs were incinerated within the premises of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), situated along Gboko road in Makurdi.InformationGuideNigeria

Earlier in the week, the Chief Medical Director of BSUTH, Stephen Hwande, had announced his intentions to destroy the expired drugs. These medications were stored at the Muhammad Buhari Mother and Child Hospital in the state capital.

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Addressing the media at the site of the destruction, Dr. Hwande clarified that the expired drugs were property of the Teaching Hospital. The move was seen as a proactive measure to prevent the possibility of these drugs finding their way into the market or being administered, which could have detrimental health implications for the patients.

The state government’s action has been lauded by many as it underscores its commitment to ensuring the wellbeing and health safety of its residents.JAMB Portal

He said, “These are drugs acquired by the hospital to be used by the hospital for the patients. So why did they abandon the drugs to the point of expiration, no one can say.

“When you get drugs with short dates, you can convey some of these drugs to other hospitals for instance, we have Internally Displaced Persons camps you can give them, hospitals and you can even do medical outreach with the drugs before they expire.JAMB Result

“There is no reason you should have drugs worth this amount of money expiring in this hospital when the whole state needs drugs. To keep our record straight because sometimes people may even go to the store and still use them so we decided to destroy the drugs.”

Asked what types of drugs were destroyed, the CMD said, “Every kind of drugs, antibiotics, anti-hypertensive, anti-malaria including consumables like iodine, bandages, urine bags, everything this can form a big pharmacy in Makurdi.”NYSC Portal

The CMD further said that unclaimed 100 corpses were in the hospital morgue, adding that the hospital had written to the State Commissioner of Police to grant permission to dispose of the corpses.

He said, “On assumption of office, I went round the stores and I discovered drugs worth over N200 million and consumables in the stores. I also discovered over 100 unclaimed corpses in the morgue.”

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