A shortage of baby food products has hit Mansa district in Luapula Province for the second time leaving several babies whose mothers can not breast feed for various medical reasons on the verge of starvation.
The shortage of baby products comes after a team of Health workers from the Ministry of Health in Mansa directed Shoprite management to remove the baby products from their shelves.
However, Government rescinded its decision and considered complaints raised by the people in Luapula Province hence suspending the exercise.
Yesterday, Shoprite received fresh directives from Health officials to remove all baby products from the shelves as the Ministry of health was yet to call a stakeholders meeting to discuss the issue.
A Check by ZANIS found Shoprite workers removing the baby products from the shelves.
In a telephone interview with ZANIS, Shoprite Zambia Deputy General Manager Charles Bota expressed disappointment at the move by Health officials accusing them of discriminating against his shop when other outlets were equally still selling the products.
Mr.Bota said it was saddening that such an action could be taken even when it was mentioned in Parliament that the chain store be given time to sell the products.
When contacted, District Environmental Health Technologist Davies Silwamba declined to comment and referred all queries to the Provincial Medical Officer who was reportedly out of the province.
Two weeks ago, a team of Ministry of Health officials in the district swung into action and confiscated several baby food products from Shoprite Mansa in a bid to promote breastfeeding in the country.
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Yet these id-i-o-ts are planting money waiting for it to germinate!
Baby food is better when its prepared at home. i had all my babies inthe West. Community nurses advise to steam fruits and vegetable until soft then mash. its more healthier for babies. tined canned baby foods are difficult for babies to swallow. The health sector need to educate mothers.
These suckers from the Ministry of Health needs to be fired including their boss the Minister responsible of the Ministry,Zambia is a dictatorship people should have a choice on how to raise their children that is democracy.This is the reason baby food was taken off the shelves;Two weeks ago, a team of Ministry of Health officials in the district swung into action and confiscated several baby food products from Shoprite Mansa in a bid to promote breastfeeding in the country. Breastfeed with HIV at 16%-22% in the population is insane.
Does it mean to be African means to be this dumb?Ministry of destruction not health
ba LT, this article is not clear at all. please do not report saying “there is shortage, but we do not know well what is going”. this article amounts to taht.
Import tones of ground nuts from Eastern and Southern provinces and feed your babies on porridge with pounded nuts. If cow milk is recommended as supplement for infants you can tender that from Southern, Eastern among the Ngonis, Western and some parts of Central provinces. C’mon Luapulans! I thought you guys were traders?
#5 That is Simple
You sound like the character from the book “Mr Underpant and The Talking Toilets”.
Your lesson for today, dont talk about Luapula if you have not lived there.
You don’t promote breastfeeding by removing babyfoods from the shops. Insanity. What kind of thinking is this. I hope somebody sues them if a baby dies. Mind boggling!
#1 Italian Bunga Bunga (Original),
You MORON NONSENSE IMBWA!
If you are not careful with your NONSENSE comments , you will make the Sata NAD HIS pf government unpopular just like people like MMD Shikapwasha made MMD unpopular because of their silly and comments that did not make sense.
The MINISTRY of Health are making decisions based on archaic LAWS that was applicable in the 1960s during the colonial government.
#1 Italian Bunga Bunga (Original),
You MORON NONSENSE IMBWA!
I meant to write, “If you are not careful with your NONSENSE comments , you will make Sata and his PF government unpopular just like people like MMD Shikapwasha made MMD unpopular because of their silly and comments that did not make sense.
The MINISTRY of Health are making decisions based on archaic LAWS that was applicable in the 1960s during the colonial government.”
What is happening home?