The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority has embarked on robust inspections of hospital pharmacies and health facilities in the Central Province of Zambia as part of its routine inspections and mandate.
ZAMRA Senior Public Relations Officer Christabel Iliamupu says this is being done through strengthening compliance to recommended set standards of pharmaceutical practices in terms of storage facilities, type and numbers of available pharmacy personnel, conditions and maintenance of proper records for medicines and allied substances.
Mrs Iliamupu says Health facilities inspected so far include; Mkushi District, Kapiri-Mposhi Urban Health Centre, Chisamba Health Centre, Kabwe Women New Born and Children’s Hospital, Liteta District Hospital and Chitambo Mission Hospital among others.
She has said that the team of inspectors also sampled medicines in hospital pharmacies to ensure that quality is maintained throughout the supply chain of medical products thereby protecting and promoting public and animal health.
Mrs Iliamupu said this exercise is imperative as it provides an opportunity for continuous improvement of systems and processes in hospital pharmacies and is expected to be rolled out to all ten the provinces of Zambia.
Great stuff ensuring all our safety. Thank you
Great stuff ensuring all our safety. Thank you. Kaizer leather
But in the veterinary department your presence is causing more harm than good. Many have lost their livestock because of the shortages that you have caused under the assumption that the area needs your “expertise”. The prices have shot up because you have introduced your own set of fees on veterinary products. These fees makes livestock farming even more expensive for the poor who are struggling to get started.
You are not promoting animal health. You are causing animal deaths.
Outmoded. Move with the times.