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Officials of the Tamale Teaching Hospital has confirmed the regional health facility has run out of essential drugs for patient care.

Drugs such as intravenous ringers lactate and intravenous metronidazole among others are in shortage.

The situation is so dire that patients who need these essential drugs are now being told to buy them outside the facility before they can be attended to.

Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Misbao Mohammed, told Joy News although there is a shortage of essential drugs, the hospital is not in distress.

“I must confess that we have run out of some medicines or drugs but that does not mean that we are operating at a desperate level”, he said.
Explaining why the drugs shortage has hit the hospital, he said, “the procurement process takes a long time to complete and such we have started it”.

He however said the process to procure the drugs are at an advanced stage.

“We would soon get over it and ensure that we restock our various stores with the essential items, drugs and non-drugs consumables”, he assured.