The director of the Programa de Medicamentos Esenciales (Promese), Dr. Juan Francisco Benoit, told Hoy newspaper that the large numbers of people the government appointed to that institution, without consultations regarding the need for that personnel, has generated a financial crisis. Promese is in charge of distributing generic and low cost medicine to government-run pharmacies at public health centers throughout the country. The director of Promese says his budget is RD$20 million, of which RD$11 million now has to go towards paying the new employees.
