Assets worth K149 million have been transferred from the defunct Central Board of Health to the Ministry of health.
Speaking during the official handover of a report by the special board of survey, Finance and National Planning permanent secretary Dr. Mbikusita Lewanika said the property was intact and in good condition.
Dr. Lewanika added that the property was well taken care of and properly accounted for by the custodians despite the challenges of accounting for public property.
He said the special board of survey officers travelled to all parts of the country to compile a report on the condition of the assets before they could be handed back to the ministry.
Dr. Lewanika attributed the abolishion of the central board of heath, which was established in 1995, to duplication of work with the ministry of health.
And speaking after he officially received the report, ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr Simon Miti said the handover of the movable assets is a milestone and is critical to health service delivery in the country.
Dr. Miti said the property, which includes vehicles, will be distributed to various districts and rural health centres in the country.
He also disclosed that almost all the former workers of the dissolved central board of health have since been incorporated into his ministry and put on government payroll.
my goodness me….are we to believe CBoH only had K149 million worth of assets ?? All those 4×4’s,computers etc !!
Mama Chifungula you have some work to do here!!