HEALTH Minister Dr Alex Katakwe has warned health workers against advising patients to buy medicine from pharmacies when health facilities have them in stock. Dr Katakwe adds that government will not hesitate to retire tired health workers who have no integrity, stressing that there are a lot of people waiting to be recruited. Meanwhile, Dr Katakwe says the Ministry of Health plans to install solar power systems in about 2,000 health facilities across the country. Speaking when he handed over a solar power system to Chalimbana Health Centre in Chongwe, under the Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) Project, Saturday, Dr Katakwe said it was unacceptable for health workers to be sending patients to pharmacies when government is spending millions on...




