Enarotali hospital runs short of medicine

Enarotali hospital runs short of medicine

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Enarotali General Hospital has been
unable to provide maximum health services to local people because
they do not have enough medicine, hospital authorities claimed.

Oktiavianus Kayame, director of the hospital, said the
shortage of medicine was caused by the financial difficulties the
hospital was facing.

"This occurred because the local administration is giving
priority to the physical development program," Antara quoted him
as saying here on Monday.

He said he had frequently reported the drug shortages to the
local administration but nothing was done about the problem.

"The hospital has hundreds of patients with Tuberculosis, lung
and skin diseases. We need an adequate supply of drugs to cure
them," he said. --Antara