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Zambia : Government warns health workers against pilfering drugs

Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Kennedy Malama has warned health workers in the country to desist from pilfering drugs. Speaking in Chipata yesterday when he addressed directors of health and hospital medical superintendents drawn from all the 14 districts of Eastern Province. Dr. Malama said the government remains committed to ensuring that all health centers in the country are well stocked with essential drugs. Dr Malama, however, observed with sadness that pilfering of drugs has remained rife in health facilities. He has since warned that the government will not condone the practice of drug pilfering as any case found will not be treated lightly but dismissed and prosecuted.

Zambia : Government bemoans increased malaria cases

Government has bemoaned the increase in malaria cases that the country has recorded this year. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary (PS) Kennedy Malama said in Chipata today that the country this year recorded a 46 percent increase in Malaria cases. He said the statistics show that the country has recorded 6 million malaria cases compared to 4 million cases in 2019. Dr Malama said the situation is worrying and urged all stakeholders from the church, traditional leaders and Non-Governmental Organisations to work together in order to combat the disease. “Zambia has recorded six million of Malaria cases as compared to four million cases recorded in 2019, showing a significant increase of about 46 percent,” he said.

Zambia : Lundazi hospital administration upsets PS Health

Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Kennedy Malama has taken a swipe at Lundazi District Hospital for neglecting the surrounding of the health institution. Dr Malama described as depressing when he found that the hospital surroundings were dirty and overgrown with unkempt grass. The PS directed the hospital management to clean the surroundings, adding that in its current state the institution was a possible breeding ground for snakes and other crawling creatures. “Lundazi, we need to do more in terms of the environment care. We have reprimanded the team to ensure that the surroundings are maintained and kept clean all the time,” he said.

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