ACTIONAID Zambia has urged government to issue a comprehensive statement following protracted claims from the public about drug shortages in health institutions. On Sunday, Vice-President Mutale Nalumango said the drug shortage narrative was being politicised, exaggerated, and blown out of context. “Yes, we have had challenges here and there but I think it has been put out of context, it has been exaggerated, it has become a political debate which should not be so. Life must be treated with care. I was saying that when you carry a negative narrative, you discourage some people from going to health facilities. Yes, we may have had challenges here and there but the situation the way it is being put is getting out...

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