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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Lizzie Nkosi,the Minister of Health has come out to confirm the availability of expired medication but denied that patients in the various Government hospitals were treated with these drugs.<\/b><\/p>\n

This comes after a report that exposed how patients were treated with expired drugs in the various government hospitals, hundreds have died since the widely reported health crisis erupted in this tiny Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Addressing journalists on Monday at the Copper Centre in Mbabane, the Health Minister said they normally destroy expired drugs worth close to R3million every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s true that there were expired drugs at the Central Medical Stores and other health facilities but these drugs were not distributed,\u201d said the Minister.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eswatini<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. Lizzie Nkosi,the Minister of Health has come out to confirm the availability of expired medication but denied that patients in the various Government hospitals were treated with these drugs. 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