24,317 people have been registered on the Free Medicine Program provided by the government.
Minister for Health Rosy Akbar says that this is the latest number until last Friday.
She says that 13,675 people from the west are registered under the program, the central division has 7,185 people while 3,457 people are from the Northern division.
Akbar told the members of parliament that the Free Medicine Scheme was provided to help families with an income of less than $20,000.
The Health Minister adds 142 medicines are in the Free Medicine Program.
Akbar adds that while the Fiji First Government has made provisions for the free medicine program they have an issue with antimicrobial resistance.
She says that the Ministry has purchased around $4.8million worth of medicines since December last year.
