A total of 445 kilograms of expired and substandard medicines and food items were destroyed in Paktika Province

The monitoring and inspection officials of the Provincial Public Health Directorate of Paktika Province conducted joint inspections of private healthcare facilities as well as a number of food stores in the districts of Zerok District and Nika District.

As a result of these inspections, 130 types of expired and substandard medicines and food items — amounting to approximately 16 boxes and 445 kilograms — were collected and destroyed in the presence of a joint committee.