By SILUMESI MALUMOFORMER Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya says Zambia’s health sector is in turmoil, which leaves Zambians at risk of premature deaths in under-five children, expectant mothers and adults.And Dr Chilufya says Zambia is faced with a triple crisis due to compromised hospital services delivery, energy deficit and looming hunger exacerbated by mismanagement of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP).Speaking when he featured on Millennium Radio’s The Interview programme monitored in Lusaka, Dr Chilufya said the critical shortage of essential medicines had forced medical personnel in public health facilities to be issuing prescriptions for patients to buy medicines.“The health sector that we see today is in turmoil, the sector that we see today leaves Zambians at risk from premature deaths from preventable diseases in under five children, in pregnant women and adults.“If you go to any public health facility today, you will come back with prescriptions and without NHIMA (National Health Insurance Management […]
Zambia’s health sector in turmoil
