SOCIALIST Party General Secretary Dr Cosmas Musumali says the ‘HH Vision 100,000 Programme’ is a short-term charity that cannot replace a functional health system. On Saturday, President Hakainde Hichilema launched the ‘HH Vision 100,000 Programme’, aimed at giving free spectacles to vulnerable Zambians. Commenting on the matter in an interview, Sunday, Dr Musumali said that relying on donation drives was proof that the local clinics and district hospitals had been stripped of basic resources of eye care. He said a presidential initiative is, by nature, temporary and limited. “While we welcome immediate relief for Zambians struggling with poor eyesight, especially our school going children, our response highlights the fundamental ideological difference between short-term charity and sustainable public policy. Charity cannot...