Health Minister Obadiah Moyo said Government will prioritise foreign currency allocations to wholesalers and retailers accepting all forms of payment at the expense of those demanding foreign currency.
In an interview with The Herald, Moyo said so far PCD Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd has agreed to sell its stock to retailers using Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS). He said Government has compiled a list of retailers accessing medications from PCD and will be following on these retailers to monitor their pricing. He added that Government will not revoke licences for pharmacies charging in forex because the US dollar is still legal tender in the country. Said Moyo:
We have since received a list of retailers who are accessing medicines from PCD and every day we are receiving reports from our people on the ground on how each retailer is pricing their products. “We cannot revoke their licences because our economy is multi-currency but what we have then done is to ensure that whenever foreign currency is available, priority will be given to those accepting all currencies.
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Isnt vehicle duty is now granted to b paid in forex hhahaha so wat is the case WTH drugs and medicines in phamacies? Wat goes arround comes arround