Dear Editor,THE former Minister of Health and Mansa Central Member of Parliament, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya recently bemoaned the collapsed health system in Zambia.This can be evidenced by the shortage of drugs and reagents in the health facilities across the country.The former Minister of Health said that it is unfortunate that people cannot access medicines from clinics and hospitals which has resulted in the patients being given prescriptions to buy their own medicines.Despite the new dawn administration insisting that the hospitals are well stocked with drugs, the reality is that there is a shortage of drugs in the health facilities. That said, Dr. Chilufya’s bemoaning of the collapsed health system is justifiable.Dr. Chilufya reminded his successor, Ms Sylvia Masebo, that despite the government increasing expenditure on drugs last year and this year, there haven’t been a return arising from such an investment.He said the investment in drugs should translate into availability of medicines in the shelves […]
Dr. Chilufya bemoans the collapsed health system
