The medicines were handed over yesterday morning to the Health Services Agency’s chief executive Daniella Larue by Indian high commissioner Asit Kumar Nag.
 
This took place in Victoria hospital’s telemedicine room, where video conferencing is set up with doctors from other countries about medical advice and procedures, or for online seminars.

Also present at the ceremony were Minister for Health and Social Development Marie-Pierre Lloyd, public health commissioner Jude Gedeon, members of the ministry’s central management team, staff from the pharmacy and other departments.

The donation, which is worth around R2.5 million, came after a request from the Seychelles government.

The consignment includes drugs for cancer treatment, hypertension, high blood pressure and asthma, as well as antibiotics. 
These medicines were requested by the Ministry of Health and most come from specific manufacturers whose products are already used here.

 Some, which could not be obtained from the manufacturers specified and are new to the authority, will be submitted to a series of laboratory tests before being dispensed to the public.
 
Mr Nag said more medicines from the consignment will arrive here over the next two to three months, and the whole batch is expected to last from six to eight months.

Mrs Larue thanked Mr Nag and said the medicines have come at an opportune time. With this donation, an improvement in the healthcare system will be noticed.

“We are grateful for such a donation, which has removed considerable pressure from our medicine budget,” she said.

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