By NATION REPORTEROUTSPOKEN UPND cadre, Larry Mweetwa has opposed Health Minister, Sylvia Masebo’s decision to move the procurement of drugs from the ministry headquarters to the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) claiming that it was not in line with new dawn government agenda.Dr Mweetwa said the tender requirement that the suppliers must have a ZAMRA market authorisation certificate ID would restrict bidding to only about eight pharmaceutical companies in Zambia.“Ninety percent of these companies are owned by Asians who do not even keep the millions in the country but after making profit they externalise the money to Bombay to go build hotels, leaving our people suffering,” he lamented in a statement.Dr Mweetwa said what ZAMMSA should have done was demand for certificate of analysis for the product to be supplied, saying that this assures quality of content and independent retesting of the products by ZAMRA. He complained that the move would allow some people […]
UPND CADRE OPPOSES MINISTER’S POLICY STATEMENT – ON DRUGS PROCUREMENT
