The Ministry of Health guarantees this There is no delay in purchasing vaccines that are part of the national immunization plan Is that Its acquisition is in advanced stage of awards.
“The procedures for obtaining vaccines and tubers within the scope of the National Vaccination Program for the year 2023 are ongoing, in an advanced granting stage, and will end in the middle of next week,” reads the reply sent to Renaissance.
The ministry also clarified that one thing is that it was not purchased, and another thing is that it did not open the bids, noting that “they have been open for nearly two weeks.”
The response comes from Manuel Pizarro’s office following Gustavo Tato Borges’ remarks to Renaissancerealizing that the purchase of vaccines would have to wait for the green light from Fernando Medina’s ministry, for more than six months.
“There is a permit on the part of the Minister of Finance, also missing for more than six months, so that this year we can get the PNV vaccines obtained by the Directorate General of Health,” said Tatu Borges.
asked before Renaissance On whether the Ministry of Finance lacks approval for the purchase of vaccines, Manuel Pizarro’s office guarantees “no”, admitting that it was missing “before the start of the course”.
