HEALTH MINISTER ASSURES ZAMBIANS OF VACCINE S SAFETY zambiareports.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from zambiareports.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
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.