MANSA Central PF member of parliament Dr Chitalu Chilufya has stressed the need for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIMA) to be taken back to the Ministry of Health. And Dr Chilufya says the budget increase for procurement of drugs should translate into access to safe and efficacious drugs for everyone. Meanwhile, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says she is aware that some health workers have a tendency of not giving medicines to patients when the medication is available at the health centres. Debating the estimates of revenue allocated to the Ministry of Health in the 2024 Budget, Dr Chilufya, who is also former minister of health, said returning NHIMA to the Ministry of Health would help address health care financing....

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