Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:53:32 +0000 By Annie Zulu PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has called for a steady supply of drugs in hospitals. And he said procurement of drugs should not be an emergency, but planned for by the Ministry of Health. The President was speaking at State House yesterday when he swore-in newly appointed Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary in charge of administration Dr Kennedy Malama, who until his elevation was the ministry’s spokesperson. “Procurement of drugs should be well planned, we don’t need to panic when there is an emergency. Drugs should always be available,” President Lungu said. He expressed confidence that Dr Malama would perform to expectation because of his experience in the health sector. Mr Lungu instructed that procurement of drugs was Dr Malama’s responsibility, and did not want to hear excuses of lack of resources to buy drugs. He said the Ministry should ensure they convince the Ministry of Finance why […]
