SHA faces $100K disposal cost after refusing to donate 559 palettes of hand sanitizer | 24CA News
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is being pressured to spend over $100,000 to get rid of 559 pallets of expired hand sanitizer, which it had no intention of donating earlier than the expiration date.
“We or our clients probably could have made use of these,” stated Stephanie Taylor, govt director of Regina Transition House. “There have been a lot of donations from the community and different organizations of hand sanitizer, but we did have to resort to purchasing some at times.”
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The pallets have been gathering mud in a Regina warehouse since earlier within the pandemic.
“Our clients didn’t necessarily have consistent access (to hand sanitizer) once they left the shelter,” Taylor stated.
The SHA stated it acquired enormous volumes of the product at a time when sanitizer was scarce.
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“It was not purchased. The sanitizer you refer to was supplied to us by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) as part of a large volume of medical supplies sent to each jurisdiction in Canada throughout the pandemic and particularly at the beginning of the pandemic when hand sanitizer was extremely hard to obtain,” stated SHA consultant James Winkle.
Global News requested the SHA if it thought of donating additional shipments to organizations in want equivalent to emergency shelters or neighborhood centres within the space earlier than the expiration date, to which it responded it didn’t.
“No, the SHA did not donate the hand sanitizer to anyone,” the SHA stated in a press release.
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“While the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) very much appreciated the PHAC shipment, the SHA was able to source a more effective sanitizer supply in the interests of patient and public safety.”
While the SHA was utilizing this provide for its personal operations, the unused pallets of hand sanitizer have been left within the warehouse to run out. The SHA now has to start a bidding course of to get rid of the hazardous substance, which is able to value the group over $100,000.
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