Government has released K40 Million to support the availability of oxygen in all health facilities countrywide.
Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Kennedy Malama said government has continued to make funds available to improve drugs and other supplies support to repair and maintain medical equipment in health facilities.
He indicated that the demand for oxygen continues to increase, and the ministry is exploring all available options to increase both the manufacturing and cylinder capacity so as to ensure that they meet the oxygen requirements of patients.
Dr Malama however, disclosed that the Bankers Association of Zambia has pledged to procure a further K750, 000 worth of oxygen through the Centre for Infectious Disease (CIDRZ).
‘’Our friends from the Association of Indian Community in Zambia have also pledged to provide 100 cylinders and other supplies. The oxygen cylinders will be prepositioned around the country to ensure that all facilities are adequately equipped with this essential commodity,’’ he said.
Dr Malama also expressed solidarity to the frontline workers who have continued to work tirelessly in the health centers to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘’Our thoughts today are with our Health workers who have continued putting in their best with some getting infected, sick with some losing their lives. We are fully behind you, our dedicated health workers,’’ he said.
Dr Malama further stressed that there is an increase in the number of admissions of patients with severe diseases and deaths daily in the country.
‘’As it is, even in the last 24 hours, our new admissions far exceeded the discharges, with 255 new admissions and 116 facility discharges,’’ he stressed.
Dr Malama announced that in the last 24 hours Zambia recorded 3,367 new confirmed COVID-19 cases out of 12,952 tests conducted bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases recorded to date to 137,026.
‘’In the last 24 hours, we recorded 50 new deaths. The cumulative number of COVID-19 related deaths recorded to date now stands at 1,794. A total of 1,265 discharges were made, which brings the cumulative number of recoveries to 113,109,’’he said.
This is contained in a statement made available to ZANIS today by Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Kennedy Malama.
Totally dependent on donations from considerate civil and foreign organizations, like the Indian community in this case. And not a whim of shame from this totally incompetent PF government! YOU SHOULD ORGANIZE THINGS LIKE THIS ON YOUR OWN ACCOUNT! And not give all that money to your criminal cadres! PF: Lying about everything, not delivering anything!
Knowing these corrupt PS, that oxygen will be choked & most money is going into their pockets as usual. Ba pompwe.
Thank you for this live saving gesture during very difficult times. Ba diaspora upnd all you do is complain and criticize like a bunch of h.u.l.e.s. your Indian friends raised millions and sent it to india when delta variant hammered them. They even donated oxygen from abroad. Yet here you are waffling without a single donation to your name. Fuseke
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Can we start having honest discussions.
We are at war against convid-19 and we have lost friends, relatives, visitors and so on. There is no need to be critic about anything, including donation, that will help us win the fight. In this fight, we should put parties aside.
Soldiers carrying KK, are all vaccinated? They were too close to each in Choma. Hope all provinces copy how Tongas got so well organized during KK last visit yesterday. Thanks Tonga!
I think it is both irresponsible and iniquitous for anyone to just refer to anyone in Govt as corrupt even without evidence. This is the new calibre of some Zambians who are so shallow both in thinking and action. We cannot build a nation on perceptions and generalise to everyone. Some of these people who shout corruption the loudest are the worst corrupt people.
We are blessed to have such an active government system, patients can never face a shortage of any medicines or essentials in this pandemic.
President Lungu’s administration is telling us that they are completely prepared to fight against the deadly disease and hence no Zambians need to panic.
Even haters will agree that our health facilities are stronger than ever!
We must appreciate the efforts of our government. Doctors, nurses, frontline workers, everyone trying harder to control the spread of the virus. We must support them by simply staying home and by strictly following the prevention guidelines.
Indeed, our government continuously providing funds in order to improve drugs and other supplies support to repair and maintain medical equipment in health facilities.
That is why the country needs such an experienced government! PF is ruling this nation for more than 9 years now. Their experience reflects in their working partner, timely decision, and implementations helping a lot to the country. Wonder what HH would have done in this situation as he has no experience with the government system, plus there are maximum young people in his party.
Happy to see that everyone is doing their bit to fight the coronavirus!
We are receiving funds, covid-19 essentials from other countries which have turned life safer for several patients. We must say that President Lungu’s relations with other countries are helping a lot of Zambians in this pandemic.
Seriously, frontline workers are real heroes of Zambia, they are working continuously, tirelessly in the health centers to fight against the coronavirus.
Good decision by the government as oxygen plays an essential role in saving the lives of the Covid patients.
Why is Zambian social media showing a picture of a dead rat? Has something happened to koswe?