The Ministry of Health, through National Malaria Control (NMC) Centre has given Chama District Health Management Team twelve Suzuki motor bikes worth K300 million for malaria control exercise in the district.
Chama District Director of Health, Mr. Nicholous Muyaba  told ZANIS in Chama that  the Suzuki motorbikes are  meant to strengthen malaria control programme in the district.
Mr. Muyaba disclosed that district office will only retain two, while the rest ten motorbikes will be sent to rural health centres.
The Beneficiary centres are  Pondo, Kambombo, Mulilo, Kanyelele, Chifunda, Chikwa, Chibale, Buli and Mapamba.
The Director added that two motorbikes at the  district office would be specially used for distribution of vaccines, logistics and monitoring of malaria programme in health centres and health neighborhood centres.
He said the criteria used to identify the beneficiary centres follow a survey conducted by National Malaria Control Centre, where malaria was identified as a prevalence disease in those areas.
Mr. Muyaba further disclosed that  the district has received over 170 bicycles from  Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)  and Care International worth millions of kwacha.
He said bicycles will be given to all twenty health facilities, neighbourhoods committees community health volunteers and community birth attendants in an effort to improve health delivery services at community level.
Lusaka Provincial administration has advised civil servants in the country to desist from engaging themselves in partisan politics.
Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Elijah Chisanga said public service workers have a mandate of implementing government policies and programs which they should ensure that they were accomplished.
Mr. Chisanga said as the country holds elections in the next few weeks, civil servants should ensure that government programs did not ground to a halt.
He said this in Lusaka today when he handed over two vehicles to Lusaka and Kafue administration offices.
The vehicles were purchased by the provincial administration at a cost of over K100 million.
Mr. Chisanga said the provincial administration purchased the two vehicles in order to enhance the monitoring and supervision of development projects in the province.
He noted that most district offices were unable to adequately monitor projects due to lack of transport.
And Acting Kafue District Commissioner, Henry Bowa assured that Mr. Chisanga that the vehicles would be put to good use.
Meanwhile, newly appointed Lusaka District Commissioner Christah Kalulu pledged to work hard and improve the living standards of Lusaka residents by implementing quality and cost effective projects.
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All this imwe bantu plizi? These are camphaining strategies. Why has the Govt suddenly become a charitable organisation? Okay tuchawa uto, please help with Zesco. Abantu bachula!
let me guess arears where the ruling party does not have the majority of votes right. Unfortunately for us it always works
by the way it is a shame that very few people in zambia have access to these blogs because the people viewing them want to add to our country moving forward but are in a position where they can not do anything. its a pity
Way to go R.B
It worries me to see so many people, including blogers on this site, to be so consumed in politics that they can not see the issues at hand.
Minister’s job is to provide/facilitate such through the ministry, did he donate from his pocket? If not the guy just did a part of his job nothing major.
RB has got no vibe to compaign,he is useless thats why he is giving out things, i wonder how he managed to hook Thandi, i think alimupela ATM CARD.
GUYS AND DOLLS/BANE, Am selling x2 TOSHIBA LAPTOPS. 2GB(brand New). Any offers? as am on my way to Zedi soon to vote. Serious offers only. Not ba kabwalala!
# 8 contact Tiger
“Ministry of health donates motor vehicles”: and we read twelve Suzuki motor bikes, over 170 bicycles and two motor vehicles. May be because the two vehicles are worth more than the bikes and bicycles put together… cakupapa
Poor strategy but will benifit the people
if it reaches them
imwe bankoloko ni ba kabwalala chabe dont even try to give them a vote so that they can b shamed with what they do dishing out things when its is the election period bafunika banyale viva PF
Come on LT are you just running ZANIS / ZNBC propaganda stories? Have you no other sources?
This is one of the govts moves. I support this move by the Ministry. As a ministry the can donated anything as long as the had resheduled it for that period, yet the funny part of it donations are more done during the election period thats what makes people starts wondering if they are guiniune donations or campaign. I hope they don’t do this in the name of donations when is vise versa. God help our leaders of today and years to come.
Is this cost of motor bikes normal? Mwabapo ndalama
One bike more expensive than the chief’s vehicle, Thieves get real
The government giving people what they are entitled to to enable them combat the problem of Zambia’s greatest killer malaria is not a DONATION! it is their government, their resources and it just means they have been given what is theirs. did the government sacrifice/forego anything for them to have the bikes!? no! Besides what else is there to do with government money other than provide for the people?
Untimely ‘donation’ because we have elections around the corner. Besides those bikes will be used by MMD for campaigns. During elections, govt vehicles are used by MMD for campaigns… so is this a donation!!??
hey number #6, kachepa texas, did you have a think about this, why should he start doing his job when he needs the peoples votes and not from the moment he is put into office. they have had a couple of years in office and all this had not been done. come on please wake up and get your head out of their a@? and stop licking it. be brave and point out their wrongs. we as a people need leaders to help us move forward as a country not some greedy sly individuals who have no other motive apart from filling up their own pockets by demanding crazy salaries and annual bonuses whilst the avaerage zambian suffers in the slums.
How many coments hav u deleted ,natendwa.Find ways of not deleting thz God forsaken msgs.
Which party are they supportig b4 someone screems…POLITICS.