The Ministry of Health says it received and accepted medicines and medical supplies valued at G$7.7 billion that were listed as outstanding in the Auditor General's 2025 report, blaming a backlog in its new inventory system for the discrepancy.

The audit report listed G$7.797 billion in medicines and medical supplies under 2025 contracts as outstanding at the time of reporting in September 2026.

In its response recorded in the audit, the Ministry said the contracts spanned more than one year and that limited storage space at the Materials Management Unit's bond had affected the delivery and acceptance of supplies.

However, in a statement on Friday, the Ministry said the medicines had been physically received and accepted but were not immediately entered into its electronic records because of a backlog during the transition to CORTEX, its new supply chain management system.

The Ministry said most of the outstanding entries have since been uploaded and that it has informed the Auditor General.

It added that the medicines are being distributed to hospitals, health centres and other facilities, while regional distribution centres have been established in Regions Two and Ten. Facilities in Regions One, Six and Nine are in the final stages of development.

Separately, the audit identified G$2.172 billion in supplies outstanding under 2024 contracts. The Ministry's latest statement did not address that finding.