The United States is contributing nearly $10 million in health assistance to help Zambia respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Through USAID, the U.S. government is providing more than $6 million to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 through promotion of educational materials via radio, television and print media.
In a statement, US Embassy Chargé d Affairs David Young says the US is also offering assistance by strengthening laboratory and clinical systems to diagnose new cases and to treat those who get sick.
And the US Envoy has further disclosed that his government is working with the Ministry of Health, religious and traditional leaders, entertainers, and the private sector to mobilize the Zambian Partners against COVID-19 campaign.
Mr. Young adds that systems are being put in place that will allow people living with HIV to collect six months of anti-retroviral drugs at once, limiting their potential exposure to COVID-19 and protecting their health
Another reflection of the strong relationship our government has with our friends in the USA. We will also share with them our approach and strategy we have used to reduce the mortality rates. We hope even the UK will engage us to learn a few lessons from us in our successful fight against covid 19. To our friends in diaspora it’s not you developing or helping us, as you claim. Most of you there don’t contribute to the national coffers and are a burden on those countries. Kz
You’re such a hypocrite. you have laughed at them dying like flies and now your tails between you legs just because of another opportunity to plunder. If anything happens to my mother who I have built a shop for and now she says she is following directive I will hunt you down after 2026 as am reasonable and expect Peeff to win but then then. I will hold you to her death if its covid. watch the space only if anything happens to her to do with covid
This is our all weather Friend USA…
yes they are good. Give when they can. I think ECL has done the best he could with advice on status of economy though Churches not so much. But its them to decide. Hes hands are tied as the country need money and if it flows gives him more options for now.
A mark of good leadership Donald Trump.. we’ll forever be with you my brother!!!
Make sure Chilufya does not come close to those funds!
Somehow this will annoy our resident UPND cadres/sycophants as all they want to hear is doom and gloom about our beautiful nation
I agree with you illsay. These diasporans are angry souls and savages who are angry for leaving Zambia on their own accord.
The money will end up in a few personal accounts of greedy, corrupt and dishonest ruling party leaders. Meanwhile Jack Ma’s PPE donations are on sale to poor Zambians who were supposed to get them for free!
Thank you to friend of all weather US of America.
With this funding, Bowman Lusambo will take the Presidential Directives personal and very seriously. I am afraid he’ll be going door to door whipping and forcing People to go to church on Sunday… kikikiki
@Kaizar Zulu tiyoko koswe iwe!
An impotant message from my team:
ANOTHER HIGHWAY MIDNIGHT OPERATION
We have to stop the virus from moving. We have to take all necessary steps to win this war.
Around midnight we set up an inspection point at Kaluba Toll Plaza to inspect compliance levels among travelers and ensuring that our front line workers are checking if people are wearing masks and sanitizing. Those without masks were helped with some free masks and allowed to proceed.
Together we can fight Covid-19.
Chilufya is eagerly waiting for funds to be wired so he can put his sticky paws on the cash…this Christmas come early…now US is their friend when it says something on governance issues they snap back that they are sovereign nation. Things like laboratories are things you should be investing money instead of Gulfstream Jet that is just sitting in the hanger…$30million wasted on pointless airline, $27 million given to ESKOM in RSA.
The US contributed $10 million,
how much has lungu and Tasila contributed from the 10s of millions they have stolen from Zambians. ?????
Bandit Chitalu Chilufya and Bandit President Lungu is salivating….USA knows that this money will end up in Lungu and his Ministers pockets and i dont even know why they keep on giving…in the end we have 48 houses without owners and mansions in Eswathini
Whatever aid that comes just a fraction goes to the needy.People
Handling the aid cannot let go
Without benefiting themselves.
Just send us the disfectants…Dettol and plenty of Target. We have mixers ourselves.
Wonderful not to release liquid cash to these robbers.
This is a good gesture from people who are in a more dire situation than we are. They are still willing to render assistance where they can. We appreciate the support and wish them all the best in their fight against the pandemic.
Dude. They are not in a more dire situation than us. Look at their mortality rate from all illnesses pre and during Covid. Look at ours. It is still far below ours. We have to get the math right. Can’t improve what you cannot measure. Look at their GDP per capita and compare it to ours. Even at 51 thousand deaths from complications related to corona virus (and that is very unfortunate), they are not in a more dire situation than us. For reference our GDP per capita was 1500 usd, compared to their 65,000 usd last year. They just have a higher prevalence of a highly communicable disease, for now. Hopefully, our Zambia will never be as affected as our friends and families in New York were. But let’s stay grounded in context. Ours is more dire, hence the donations being welcomed. For now.
That last part shows how strategic the support is: allowing people who receive ARVs to collect the medication for 6 months in advance instead of going to do that often, risking infection. Thank you to whoever has the people of Zambia at heart inspire of what those who should know better do.
From the bottom of his heart, health minister Chilufya thanks you for this donation.
He will make sure it goes straight into his bank account. He says he will make sure this money never reaches the targeted people. Just like previous donations that have ended up on the black market, being sold by his own daughter on Facebook.
Hon. Bowman Chilosha Lusambo April 25, 2020 At 1:16 pm
An impotant message from my team:
ANOTHER HIGHWAY MIDNIGHT OPERATION
Ahhhhh here Lusambo is in his element shining acting like Rambo , harassing people ….
just let floods or garbage accumulate or councils complain about broken markets or missing funds , he conspicuously takes cover
LT…….to make Lusambo go into hiding just put stories of problems Lusaka is facing that does not involve harassing citizens….
Pay retirees at pensions board
Some dimwits believe America is begging Zambia to receive its aid to the suffering people of Zambia, contrary to that USA is just proving the point that they are above Zambia’s petty diplomacy. This is a nation you ejected its ambassador and take it $01 million as a reward for your action. It should be shaming you as a nation. USA is simply demonstrating to Zambian government that more serious issues remain and will continue to pour in their resources because Zambia can not survive economically without aid from outside. Few PF cadres can fathom as Zambia as a piece on a chess board game between USA and China. To cadres so long financial resources come in the country for corruption purposes suffices. As for rogues like KZ who has humiliated Zambians over his corruption activities one day…
will experience USA supporting corruption fight, then his victims and overwhelming evidence will be in dock to answer charges. Know the story of Noriega a Panamanian.
How can you accept money from a country which supports Gay rights. You claim that gay rights are against Christianity and declared the US Ambassador as “persona non grata”
TODAY YOU ARE ACCEPTING MONEY FROM LGBT RIGHTS PROMOTERS WITH OPEN ARMS.
“Christians for Lungu” are the worst hypocrites.
Thank you USA. A good friend acts without prompt. Your good act will save many lives. Thank you.
@Cat Power…..funny u are! I’ll kill you if my Mommy dies! You are obviously a good child. I am sure @KZ agrees that Zambia relying on Aid Benefits is not sponging nor scrounging off the West. Those with needs are cared for through righteousness and LEGAL entitlement (they just don’t let you take benefits, you have to be entitled legally). Also maybe he’ll realise most of externalised Mining GDP is shoring up benefits in Diaspora in the West anyway. And whatever happened to the fight for colonial compensation??? Maybe he can stop bashing on the poor here and re-educate himself on his ignorant take on the matters he clearly does not understand very well. BUT I AGREE WITH HIS…
Thank you USA.
@Cat Power…..funny u are! I’ll kill you if my Mommy dies! You are obviously a good child. I am sure @KZ agrees that Zambia relying on Aid Benefits is not sponging nor scrounging off the West. Those with needs are cared for through righteousness and LEGAL entitlement (they just don’t let you take benefits, you have to be entitled legally). Also maybe he’ll realise most of externalised Mining GDP is shoring up benefits in Diaspora in the West anyway. And whatever happened to the fight for colonial compensation??? Maybe he can stop bashing on the poor here and re-educate himself on his ignorant take on the matters he clearly does not understand very well. BUT I AGREE WITH HIS PURPOSE….BE PATRIOTIC AND SUPPORT YOUR COUNTRY!
No Ambassador up to now?
Quiet Handy but more so the GILEAD VACCINEs COV 19 development roll-out in tests and proven will be also be a plus to save the Zambian people
The short term 2020 to 2021 resolutions of the liquidity and Zambia’s debt overhangs will be a Positive support also the US in addition to the tackling of the immediate COV 19 healthy challenges As in the Healthy interventions , the US must Support Zambia post COV 19 to help kick start and activate the economic sectors and ensure GOV Financing continues in various of its projects and units.There is clearly need for massive injection of liquidity and Financing in the Zambian economic with FDIs support from the US to help to deal with Zambian economic fall-out as a result of the Cov 19 Efforts to help reduce externalities arising from costs
of…
Financing this and dealing with the debt overhangs post Covic 2020 to 2021 in those supranational firms announcements to help mitigate the effects of Cov 19 in debt reliefs, SDRs ,special credit funding arrangements , ODAs marshall plans enhanced lending arrangements Zambia must be supported also to ensure livelihood and sustainable development
Commerce and trade between and other partnerships are opportunities presented now also in this
@catpower, if your mother dies its because she has a f.o.ol for a son who decided to run away from her and move to diaspora and left her to fend for herself due to greed. It will not be because of this government. Kz
Don’t expect much from a clinical m0r0n. Just wait. What a mess of illiterate that ended up in that position shame on you 1mbwa pure
America always helps us , Thankyou for all you do for us not the Chinese who got an agenda of controlling our national assets like ZESCO,ZNBC etc whilst hating our brothers n sisters in their homeland. How do you evict people in the middle of the night to face corona virus on the street n deny black people medical attention, you chinks.
Thankyou America, you’re the true all weather friend n you not eying ZESCO n ZNBC like Guazondong.
Cat Power – Surely you act as though you started using the internet this week yet you have been on LT longer than this roach, who are you going to hunt down? You will be hunting down an innocent individual for a silly impostor’s doing who probably doesnt like PF…I dont even know why you get worked up over a juvenile based in the UK playing online with multiple accounts even on this thread. Wake up man!!!!!
Cat Power – Surely you act as though you started using the internet this week yet you have been on LT longer than this roach, who are you going to hunt down? You will be hunting down an innocent individual for a sil.ly impostor’s doing who probably doesnt like PF…I dont even know why you get worked up over a juvenile based in the UK playing online with multiple accounts even on this thread. Wake up man!!!!!
The @Bowman blogger is an utter comedian — Thanks man. The @Kaizar blogger is — ummm — what do you say; would fail very audition to act as the real one. But s/he has been getting better steadily, becoming more and more grating as a signature with every posting. Where is @Mushota? I think Kaizar might be blogger of the year…
Why do they give us money?
its hand-outs daily!