The Department of Health (DOH) said it already submitted on Thursday, Dec. 15, the necessary documents on the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines to the Commission on Audit (COA).
In a statement, this move of the DOH is in accordance with the special audit to be conducted by COA for the Covid-19 vaccine procurements.
“Sisiguruhin ng Kagawaran ang patuloy na pakikipagugnayan sa COA para sa iba pang mga dokumento at impormasyon na kakailanganin ng komisyon (The Department will ensure continuous coordination with the COA for other documents and information that the commission will need),” the DOH said.
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are ready to answer queries about the vaccine procurement deals.
"Handa pong harapin ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan ang anumang katanungan ukol sa ating vaccine procurement sapagkat kampante tayo na lahat ng mga prosesong isinagawa ng ating pamahalaaan sa pagbili ng mga bakuna upang maprotektahan ang ating mga kababayan ay nakaayon sa batas (The Department of Health is ready to deal with any question regarding our vaccine procurement —as we are confident that all the processes carried out by the government in purchasing these vaccines were necessary in protecting our citizens and were in accordance with the law),” she said.
Previously, the DOH expressed readiness to coordinate with COA regarding the special audit for Covid-19 vaccine procurements. The Senate is currently conducting a probe on Covid-19 vaccine deals.
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