THE Ministry of Health has constituted a team to carry out an audit of equipment reportedly missing at Kitwe Central Hospital (KCH), ministry spokesperson Kamoto Mbewe has said.
Dr Mbewe said yesterday that the team would travel to Kitwe soon to investigate what equipment had been stolen from the hospital.
This follows reports of missing equipment at KCH, including a theatre patient monitor machine which recently disappeared from the hospital theatre in unexplained circumstances.
Dr Mbewe said the ministry had finally received a report on the missing equipment but could not divulge the details for fear of jeopadising the investigations.
However, Copperbelt deputy commissioner of police Milner Muyambango said KCH management had not reported the missing machine to the police, thus making it difficult for the police to start investigations.
“It is very difficult to start investigations because the hospital has not reported the matter to us. ‘’You know those are technical machines so you need information regarding the make and so on and so forth to carry out an investigation,” Mr Muyambango said.
He said the police would work with the Ministry of Health to get to bottom the matter. The Copperbelt Patriotic Front (PF) executive recently appealed to the Ministry of Health to carry out an audit of equipment at all public health institutions following numerous reports of missing equipment.
Copperbelt PF vice-secretary Elias Kamanga said there was need for the ministry to take an inventory of the equipment, especially the one bought prior to the September 20, 2011 general elections which was believed to have vanished. Mr Kamanga said private health institutions should be asked to provide the source of the equipment they were using by producing valid purchase documents.
“Private health institutions should be probed to ascertain where they procured some of the equipment because it is expensive for some individuals to buy,” Mr Kamanga said. He said the party would not allow selfish individuals to frustrate Government efforts aimed at providing quality health care service delivery to the citizenry.
[Times of Zambia]
It`s probably buried at some farm. Ask Liato!
IT’S AN INSIDE JOB. KITWE VOTED FOR BASHIKULU FOR MORE THEFTS, MORE STEALING. IT’S THEIR LIFESTYLE. WAIT FOR MORE THIEVING UNDER SATA.
Investigate private clins too for the source of their drugs. we know that doctors in public instutions who have opened their clins get drugs from the hospitals.
# 2 I thought the report suggests that the equipment went missing before elections. How is Sata connected? What indicators do you use to predict that more thefts will occur under Sata than in previous administrations?
kwena ama morals mu zambia have gone to hell. it is under world revolution. Ba police, there is a theft and how to proceed with the investigation and what infor to get from authorities is all your babe. how can you sit and wait for technical details to establish that tehre is a crime that can be investigated. uku shishita.
Maybe its the ex minister who stole it, just look at the way he is looking at the machines? He needs to be questioned.
its a state house and being used appropriately.
@Truth…chinangwa…reason before you open your mouth…..
Where the hell are the POLICE!!!! Why does everything have to take some directive of some sort??
#2 Truth, here you are again peddling tribalism. Please, with all due respect, we do not want tribalism. Let us just be mature and adults and blog as one Zambia one Nation. I am sure you are a good man. Give us your good side.
Back to the topic, this is sad, albeit same stealing going on in offices – pens, paper etc. Only that in hospital this is life threatening. Hopefully it can be stopped.
Just ask bemba chaps were the machine is
#10 IT IS FOOLISHNESS TO PRETEND THAT THE ZAMBIAN POLITICS ARE NOT DRIVEN ON TRIBAL LINES, ESPECIALLY SO WITH THE RULING PF GOVERNMENT. I WOULD BE A FOOL TO TALK ABOUT TRIBALISM IF IT DIDN’T EXIST IN OUR SOCIETY, PROPAGATED BY SATA HIMSELF. I WILL BE VERY UNPATRIOTIC TO KEEP QUIET AND PRETEND AS IF ALL IS WELL WHEN IN ACTUAL FACT THERE IS A LOT OF RUBBISH GOING ON IN OUR ZAMBIAN POLITICS. LOOK MY MAN, IF YOU YOURSELF ARE THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS INJUSTICE GOING IN ZAMBIA, THE REST OF US FEEL PAIN. WE FEEL WE ARE CHEATED. WE FEEL SOMETHING IS STOLEN FROM US. BEMBAS ARE NOT THE ONLY ZAMBIANS. WHY THE APPOINT BEMBAS ONLY IN TOP POSITIONS, BOTH IN POLITICAL ARENA AND IN PUBLIC SERVICE? THIS IS UNFAIR. THIS IS TRIBALISM. AND BE INFORMED THAT WE SHALL NOT RELENT CALLING SIN BY ITS REAL NAME.
Kwena ifipuba fimbi, afiba fi President nga fyaliyamba genocide. Everything, bemba, bemba. Even those who are not bemba but come from Luapula, Northern and now they believe even the CB is Bemba. You see chaps, living with animals all through your life is a desease.
You amadanda heads manyukunyuku felas when we select players to play in the National Team no one cries for tribalism! But in the National Team of PF you cry loudly! Let those who are available to the Team work! And let those who withdrew from the Pact wait until they too can win their own!
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Jay you must grow up. How long are you going to be eaten up with hate?
It is a well known fact tthat Dr Rasul has stolen a lot of equipment from kch. Let the team just go to progress medical centre iin kanyanta road opposite church of christ. If they mean to find things, let the check even his theatre instruments. All marked KCH. Here in zambia, foreigners get away with all sorts oof things.
Kitwe central hospital administration are in the habit covering each others crimes!!!! That is why the police were never informed about the theft,somebody wanted to cover the crime and let it die down quietly!!!! What happened to suspending people in the administration so that investigations can be carried out smoothly. Just a small tip to the police – you will come across a woman in the administration who will wash her hands out of everything,despite being second in command,dont be deceived,she is just as wicked as them all. The people of kitwe have suffered long enough,the hospital pays for orthopedic sets that have to this date not been delivered!!!! Trolleys are bought at ridiculous prices- the list is endless!!!!