Jun 28, Kathmandu- It has been found that there are 57 different types of medicines and medicinal materials worth 65.2 million 1000 in the warehouse of the Health Services Department. 54 million 253 thousand purchased by the department and 10 million 949 thousand rupees received from grants and medicines and materials have expired.

According to the rules, the drugs and medicinal materials purchased by the department should be replaced by the drug supplier in case of expiry or in case of expiry. But after finding that the department has stored those materials, the Auditor General's Office has identified the need and suggested to purchase the goods and replace the expired medicines on time.

"Purchased medicines have expired without being replaced by the supplier and without being used before the expiry date" " it is stated in the report of the Accountant General, According to the information received from the department, 57 types of medicines and medicinal materials worth 652 million 1000 have expired this year, of which 542 million 53 million have been purchased by the department and 10 million 949 thousand received from grants. Among them, there are a significant amount of materials purchased during the Covid-19.