Hospitals barred from seeking donations amid acute shortage of medicine

Sunday Standard Hospitals barred from seeking donations amid acute shortage of medicine Public hospitals and clinics are reportedly being prevented from soliciting donations of medicines and medical supplies from potential benefactors, Sunday Standard been informed. This is despite continuing shortages that have left patients struggling to access essential healthcare. A health professional, who spoke about the situation in the public health sector, described conditions as dire, saying […] The post Hospitals barred from seeking donations amid acute shortage of medicine first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter

Oct 25, 2026 - 22:27

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Hospitals barred from seeking donations amid acute shortage of medicine

Public hospitals and clinics are reportedly being prevented from soliciting donations of medicines and medical supplies from potential benefactors, Sunday Standard been informed. This is despite continuing shortages that have left patients struggling to access essential healthcare.

A health professional, who spoke about the situation in the public health sector, described conditions as dire, saying some facilities had gone for more than six months without critical medicines and were running short of basic supplies such as cotton wool.

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