The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority ZAMRA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health has embarked on a nationwide sensitization and training of healthcare workers following the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination program last week.
This was contained in a statement released to ZANIS news in Lusaka today by ZAMRA Senior Public Relations Officer Christabel Mutale Iliamupu.
“The training is directed towards building capacity of health care workers in implementation of the vaccine programme that among other things include; identification, monitoring and reporting of adverse events following immunization(AEFI), ” Ms Iliamupu said.
Mrs. Iliamupu disclosed that research has shown that all medicines have potential to cause adverse effects, therefore this will training will facilitate timely decision making and intervention on adverse events through early detection, causality assessment and prevention as the vaccine is rolled out.
She has therefore appealed to all members of the public that have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine to report any adverse events and suspected medical product quality problems to the authority for appropriate regulation action.
Arrest Nawakwi first.
More than one year after Covid-19 has come to Zambia, and NOW you’re giving this training? Bit late isn’t it? Typical corrupt PF government behaviour: it’s happening too late or it’s not happening at all!
Totally agree with #2, You could have trained health workers on AEFI way back when you were politicising the issue of Vaccines. People have been vaccinated and now that’s when you wake up from your slumber to think about adverse events following Immunization?
Am not surprised ni pa Zed under corrupt pf.