HEALTH Minister Prof Roma Chilengi says K16.1 million worth of contracts at ZAMMSA were awarded to unregistered supplier. Prof Chilengi has also disclosed that K1.4 billion in contracts were awarded despite internal audit objections, noting that some contracts were inflated by 1,613 percent. Prof Chilengi has assured that measures have been put in place to ensure there will be no shortage of medicines in health facilities as a result of the restructuring of ZAMMSA. Giving a ministerial statement in Parliament, Friday, Prof Chilengi said 4,096 shipments disappeared from the system. He added that original procurements could not be located, while several files were incomplete or missing, with evidence of deliberate deletion of electronic records. “Madam Speaker, in late 2024, the...

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