KP govt launches medicine ordering portal

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has launched Pakistan’s first online medicine ordering portal in the health department.

Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur formally inaugurated the portal on Thursday at a ceremony held at the Chief Minister’s House Peshawar.

Through this advanced portal, District Health Officers (DHOs) and Medical Superintendents (MS) across the province will be able to place medicine orders online. The portal features a pre-fed list of approved medicines, and orders will be automatically generated based on this list. The officer placing the order will only need to enter the budget while the system will handle the rest of the process automatically.

The system is designed with pre-fed medicine requirements based on the geographic profile of each district. All orders will align strictly with the MCC list. Any deviation from the list will be flagged by the system. Medicine orders will be generated online with QR codes, making them easily traceable. Additionally, a comprehensive record of all stock availability will be maintained through an online dashboard.

This system aims to prevent corruption in the procurement of medicines, save time and resources, and ensure transparency.

On this occasion, the chief minister also launched fuel cards for EPI vaccinators. This initiative will permanently resolve the fuel-related challenges faced by vaccinators, resulting in improved routine immunization services.