Terrence Mawawa|The pharmaceutical sector has expressed concern at the impending shortage of drugs due to the paltry foreign currency allocated to the
sector by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

Pharmaceutical Wholesalers’ Association (PWA) chairperson
Valerie Musere told a weekly paper
the situation was deteriorating with each passing day.

The last allocations were done in May.Second quarter allocations were about half of the first quarter (about $8 million vs $15 million).

“As an industry, we would benefit much if the central bank was consistent in supplying foreign
currency at $4 million weekly as per
promise,” Musere told The Standard.

Pharmaceutical Society of Zimbabwe president Portifa Mwendera also said: “It’s sad to note that we have not had much joy from the RBZ in terms of forex allocation to service the arrears.”