The Directorate of Medicines and Supplies of the Ministry of Health, to avoid shortages and that the population is not affected by the situation the country is going through, coordinated together with the Joint Task Force (FTC) and its components, the National System of Civil Protection (Sinaproc), the country’s aeronaval, the elaboration of a contingency plan that involves transport for the supply of the different regions, both by air and sea.
This is how at a global cost of B /. 409,188.71, a ship was distributed on July 17 from the Fort Sherman pier carrying different products on 9 pallets containing medicines and supplies for the Bocas del Toro region at a cost of B/. 74,448.49; This Wednesday, a batch was coordinated with departure from Pier 3 of Rodman to the province of Chiriquí to deliver medicines and supplies to the region for B/. 106,963.00 and also for the Ngäbe-Buglé region at a cost of B/. 127,727.22.
In the province of Los Santos, the cost of medicines and supplies to be sent amounted to B/. 13,800.00 and B/. 10,350.00 for Herrera.
Air coordination was carried out for products that need a cold chain and it is carried out according to the availability of flights to the different regions of the country. This is how anti-scorpion serum was delivered on Tuesday to supply the provinces of Herrera, Los Santos, Coclé and Veraguas. , guaranteeing the population an effective antidote that safeguards their lives in the face of any incident.
While for the central province regions of Coclé, Veraguas, Herrera and Los Santos, the availability of space for air transport is pending, to send more medicines and supplies that are destined for this region.
As for the regions of San Miguelito, Colón, Panamá Norte, Metropolitana, Panamá Este, Panamá Oeste, Guna Yala and Darién, a supply plan was managed by land using alternate routes so that they can search for products, it should be noted that this supply plan Coordination will be maintained for the duration of the closures that do not allow normal and routine supply to supply the regional ones.
