Minister of Community Development and Social Services, Doreen Mwamba says Government is putting in place policies aimed at enhancing social protection schemes for the old aged and persons with mental health conditions.
Mrs. Mwamba says government will use a multi-sectoral approach and multi-disciplinary community inclusive development model to enhance social assistance, service delivery and protection schemes for the vulnerable people.
Speaking during the Christmas luncheon where she donated various gifts to the aged, Mrs. Mwamba said her ministry will implement social protection programs such as social cash transfer, food security pack and women empowerment to aid the vulnerable people.
She added that the new dawn government is committed to decentralizing development by enhancing easy access to income and legal protection for the aged and persons with mental health conditions.
Mrs. Mwamba further disclosed that it is important for Zambia to implement initiatives that will help the aged and persons with mental conditions, contribute to national development through education, access to information and technology among others.
She has also pledged that her ministry will build a fishpond and provide a farm for the aged at Matero after Care Centre in Lusaka today.
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Only powerful men like me can manage this size
Zambian thicklicious club.
Government of the people by the people in motion.. Haters not invited.
Very good Mrs MINISTER because very soon you will be joining one of the groups mentioned. We call this THINKING AHEAD
This good, especially in the aftermath of the removal of subsidies, these groups of citizens will suffer the most. Please also introduce concessions for these to various services so they can buy goods and services cheaper and at reduced prices.
By the way this should be across the country and not just in cities… there are aged/elderly people in Shangombo and Mpulungu; please reach out to them far and wide.
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I am scared that 100 years after independence our political leaders will be speaking about things as though they are novel and yet to be implemented. Hire some readers to bring down and dust off volumes of proposals and ideas that successive authorities have just glossed over in the name of making political statements. I always support a reasonable social security and welfare engagement and believe we should be more than a talking shop to this.