Honeybee Pharmacy Limited director Zakir Motala speaks when he appeared before the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee at Parliament building on January 6, 2020 – Picture by Tenson Mkhala
THERE was panic and finger pointing during a Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing of the Ministry of Health drug supply scandal yesterday as government officials and directors of Honeybee Pharmacy sweated to explain how a US$17 million contract was awarded to an unregistered company which delivered toxic drugs and substandard condoms.
And Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Kakulubelwa Mulalelo has been stripped off the role of controlling officer at the Ministry of Health, and remains on suspension.
Medical Stores Limited has disclosed that it distributed condoms and gloves to the public that did not meet the required standards set by the Zambia Bureau of Standards in September, 2020.
Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee this afternoon, Medical Stories Limited Managing Director Chikuta Mbewe says the condoms and gloves which were procured from Honey Bee were not safe for use.
Mr. Mbewe also disclosed that the Ministry of Health authorized the distribution of health kits despite knowing that the kits did not meet the required standards.
And And the Zambia Bureau of Standards Executive Director Manuel Mutale revealed that the condoms and gloves that were tested by the Bureau were defective.
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Ministry of Health retirees are recognized for their years of service during a ceremony at Wesley Methodist Church on Friday, December 18, 2020. From left are Virginia Gaitor, Patrice Smith-Hanna, Jania Darville-McPhee, Angela Hepburn, Ava Gardiner-Thompson, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Prenell King-Rolle, Ministry of Health Acting Undersecretary Siobhan Deane, Ezekiel Munnings and Valeria Percentie (representing her brother, Dr Leatendore Percentie). (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Twenty-seven retired Ministry of Health employees were recognized for their “dedication, commitment and hard work over many years” at a recent ceremony held at Wesley Methodist Church.
The celebration was hosted by Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Prenell King-Rolle under the theme “A New Beginning”.
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