It was stated that appropriate...

It was stated that appropriate control and monitoring work was carried out on 70 health institutions in the past five months and action was taken on 11 institutions.
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December 13/2018
The Directorate of Health Institutions and Professionals Control of the Addis Ababa Food and Drug Authority stated that it had carried out appropriate control and monitoring work on 70 health institutions in the past five months.
The head of the authority's Health Institutions and Professionals Control Team, Ms. Ababa, stated that at the central level, activities were being carried out in accordance with the standards for 70 health institutions in the past five months of the fiscal year and that control work was carried out on 1500 health professionals to ensure that the professionals were providing appropriate services in their professional work.
Ms. Ababa also explained that control was carried out on 50 health institutions that handle narcotic and psychotropic drugs, and tobacco control work was carried out on 70 institutions.
They indicated that the presence of expired medicines, the absence of a narcotic and psychotropic drug system report, and other findings were some of the findings.
They also stated that administrative action was taken against 11 health institutions in total, with 9 institutions receiving written warnings and 2 institutions that did not renew their licenses.
They also indicated that the control and monitoring work is being carried out in a professional manner and that employment is being provided.
Finally, they urged institutions to pay close attention to the feedback they receive during the control and improve their service delivery in a timely manner and meet the standards.