The ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) leadership has said that it is disturbed with media reports suggesting that the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies (ZAMMSA) allegedly distributed some of the drugs from the infamous Honeybee scandal to some medical facilities in the country.
UPND National Chairman Stephen Katuka said that the development makes sad reading and will not be condoned by the New Dawn administration.
Mr. Katuka said that the party leadership will not forget the atrocities committed by the previous administration when it comes to quality of healthcare.
Mr. Katuka said that the matter is at the heart of the President and his Vice President and will ensure that those involved face the law, because the Government’s commitment to the provision of quality and affordable healthcare has not changed.
Mr. Katuka also added that the UPND’s resolve to fight corruption in drug procurement has only grown stronger as seen by the decision to allow investigative wings to operate freely and have those connected to such issues given chance to account for themselves.
Reports had emerged that the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency has released a consignment of Honeybee drugs that had been quarantined for failing quality assurance test
According to whistleblowers, some Paracetamol drugs which were supposed to be part of the Health Centre kits were delivered as a single commodity in Kabwe and it was not clear how many other Hospitals received the Honeybee drugs.
When contacted to explain the development, ZAMMSA said the Agency needed more time to prepare a response to the Press Query.
Everyone is an expert. There are no drugs in hospitals. Personally I can even go for Honeybee because I have run out of money to buy drugs.
What are you saying?
Are you not in charge of govt?
Anyway too many spokespersons in the upnd govt.
Uyu akamba ichi, mailo wina akamba vinangu. Nikuvina mwamene waimvelela!
They need more time to answer a press query? Hahahaha they’re crooks these people. They need to be fired!
Don’t keep on dwelling on the past. The auditing of the PF is gone.
Bring drugs in hospitals and clinics right now. There’s nothing at the moment and we’re constantly given prescriptions to buy medicines from Drugstores.
For pregnancy deliveries, we’re literally buying everything on our own including needles and gloves. PLEASE START WORKING.
UPND Ministry of Health. You are now in charge. First you should have done is ban this honeybee company from dealing with the government. Second revoke their license and take them to court to answer for the expired drugs/condoms they distributed last time. Why are we waiting time and still dealing with unethical companies and individuals. These PF aligned businesses. Rotten to the coal. Remove all of them as well as any PF aligned persons in any agency.
Soon and very soon, we will be blaming the UPND also.
Is it PF still in charge? Is it Chitalu Chilufya that has authorized the distribution of these drugs? Ba UPND kuwayawayafye
Indeed how does this party functionary get involved in the running of a government ministry? Where’s Silvia Masebo?
Ugly katuka what are you worried about? Wali lwala kale iwe
Yes Katuka job is to criticize the 300 permanent secretaries.
Unfortunately you who grew up under PF can’t understand between UPND and Zambian government.
Deja Vu – We know you have no care or respect for rules and medical health & safety guideline…are you not the motorist who was involved in a hit and run then refused to pay the third party only for the courts to make you pay. You are even the first one to complain even if these expired drugs were burned which they should have done you would have been the first to post a comment and complain.
Stephen Katuka you keep talking about fighting corruption but up to now no one has been sent to jail…even some of the Directors of ZAMMSA are still in the offices. Its becoming a joke and you sound like a broken record …look at the KCM liquidator Lungu he is still there with even all the daming evidence.
BA UPND, show us the LION TEETH here, this should be one of your quick wins, we are yet to see the practical outcome of your fight against corruption.
Silva MASEBO, madam, show us your claws………fix ZAMMSA….don’t tolerate any nonsense. Your name is at stake, madam.
#11 Tarino Orange…I we bika ama…. You are out there so you don’t understand the situation here. I’m on a scheme with the government hospital but each time I go to get drugs I am told to go and buy from private pharmacies. I’m fully paid for one year…. so how does that make me a person who does not respect the law. This not political, it’s about my health.
Deja Vu – So you want GRZ to give expired or placebo drugs ….dont you start with you are in diaspora and you know nothing claptrap…I have relations in Zambia. You submit incoherent posts but when you are cornered you start spitting nails.
#15 in case you’re out of touch we have medical schemes with GRZ hospitals. I pay 11,000 Kwacha every year so it’s not free medicine from GRZ. It’s my money. Incoherent? Look who’s talking.
dont you start with you are in diaspora…. what does that mean?
In this New Dawn Government everyone is a spokes person
Katuka,,,,,,says this , Minister of Information say that, Thabo says another thing, Gary will say the exact opposite while Cornelius goes at Tangent from the others. In the meantime the leader is either in the air or leading a Quoir and taking selfies at church. Who is in charge???
Government Ministers are being rendered toothless because UPND leaders are fast usurping roles of Ministers and their respective Permanent Secretaries. Since when did Mr. Katuka become an expert in the fields Medicine. Can Katuka tell the difference between penicillin and asprin? Ati Ba UPND Chairman! God forbid. Hon. Minister Masebo certainly feels frustrated. We also learn with dismay that UPND cadres are involved in interrogations of suspects along side with Police Officers. This is chaotic.