HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says his ministry is working tirelessly to ensure some issues with the procurement system are fixed so that the “imperfect human beings” tasked to run them cannot have opportunities to sabotage any processes. And Dr Chanda has warned workers at the newly-established Zambia Medicines and Medical Supply Agency (ZAMMSA) of instant dismissal if found wanting of purposely creating an artificial drug shortage. Speaking when he featured on a special interview on Capital FM in Lusaka, Thursday, Dr Chanda said that the Ministry was tirelessly working to weed out corrupt practices that stemmed from the flawed procurement unit, which had since been relocated to Medical Stores Limited. “In terms of the vision, I wouldn’t say the...

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