COMMUNITY Development and Social Services Minister Doreen Mwamba says government is committed to reducing poverty among the old people in society in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. According to a statement issued by First Secretary for Press and Public Relations at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations, Namatama Njekwa, the minister was speaking during a High-Level Panel discussion on the Fourth Review and Appraisal of the Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing. Mwamba said government is promoting ‘active ageing’ through the provision of comprehensive social protection to facilitate access to essential services and income security of older persons. “Community Development and Social Services Minister, Hon Doreen Mwamba, says the Government is committed to reducing...