Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:00:56 +0000 By SIMON MUNTEMBA GOVERNMENT has disclosed that it disbursed over K 64 million to fight the cholera epidemic which broke out last year and claimed 85 lives. Minister of Health, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya said the money meant was drawn from the treasury. Dr Chilufya said this yesterday in Parliament during the second session of the Twelfth national assembly. Dr Chilufya was responding to Ikelenge Member of Parliament, Elijah Muchima, who wanted to know how much money came from cooperating partners and the treasury to fight the cholera epidemic. He explained that while a lot of cooperating partners donated assorted materials to fight the epidemic, government released K64 Million towards containing the water borne disease. “The treasury released K64 Million towards the response while some cooperating partners supported in kind by donating for instance oral vaccines, protective equipment and water tanks. “And I must emphasise that there were a […]
