Santo Domingo.- The director of the government’s  basic medicines program (Promese/Cal) -considered the most transparently managed agency by several  surveys- announced an increase of its inventory of products this year, and the installation of a pharmacy in each village and municipality.

Elena Fernández Nuñez said Promese/Cal works to establish a modern medicine management system and participation of a pioneering microenterprise, for which recently called for tenders for the project worth more than RD$1.45 billion.

She said in compliance with the Procurement Law, her agency was the first to use the Unified Medication Management System (SUGEMI) to buy quality medicines and supplies in volume toilets and at low cost, to benefit the population’s most vulnerable sectors in a timely manner.

The official noted that the purchases aim to cover other diseases that hadn’t been included in its array of products and will supply a network of 435 “People's Pharmacy” in every province, 146 hospitals, 712 primary attention units and more than 2.3 million people in the Social Security System.

"This procedure of transparency conducted by Promese/Cal during seven years means an economy of scale that trims public spending on health and on spending by the pocket of the population, aside from ensuring quality medicines at low cost," said Fernández Nuñez quoted by diariolibre.com.