ZMA president Aaron Mujajati said there were several loopholes which could affect the high pilferage rate in medical supplies in the distribution chain from the point if supply to the consumers, clinics and hospitals.
“It only excited us as DNA to learn that Government has established various strategies to try and curb the high level pilferage that cost Government huge amounts worth in missing drugs.
The concern is real, and what we are requesting is for the establishment of appropriate strategies which will eliminate the Vice permanently”, he said.
He also added that there was need for Government to establish a computerised monitoring system to track the drugs from the point of dispatch to its destination.
Government, through the Ministry of Health, last week announced that there would be no shortage of drugs this year owing to strict measures out I place to curb pilferage and other such vices leading to disappearance of drugs as well as expiry of stocks.
Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya explained that Government has allocated sufficient funds for the procurement of medicines for improved care and treatment, as well as introduced safety measures against pilferage.
I don’t understand, are they saying Zambian doctors steal medicine too, just like fertilizer in ministry of Agriculture?
Nostradamus, Zambian doctors in our hospitals do not dispense medicines. These are dispensed by the pharmacists after the prescription is done by our well educated and life saving doctors. May God forgive you for accusing innocent hard working healing hands! Ignorance is such a huge disease in this country!
@Mundete….
Thanks, I never got sick before, so I have no idea.
I told you “I don’t understand”.
Is this Mujajati chap a life president of ZMA? When will he leave office? His continued stay at the helm of ZMA is not adding value to the Association. He must exit before he becomes wamuyaya. Thank you!
In diaspora this habit of praising the government for what is the role of the government doesnt occur. It is EXPECTED of the Government of the day yo have appropriate measures in place…. Zambia let us mature as a Nation
Paragraphs 3 and 4 are about governments efforts in TRYING to eradicate pilferage and to put in place strategies…. it doesn’t say what the heading implies, that pilferage has been eradicated
The headline and the story don’t tally