No more drug shortages
Published On October 17, 2023 » 1076 Views» By Times Reporter » HOME SLIDE SHOW, SHOWCASE
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•ZAMBIA Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency board chairperson Anna Chifungula (left) receiving a box of medicines from among the procured bulk stock of supplies from Egypt, through the Unified Procurement Authority (UPA) being handed to her by Embassy of Egypt charge de’affaires Noha Samu (right), while Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Administration Christopher Simoonga who represented Health Minister Sylvia Masebo looks on at ZAMMSA in Lusaka yesterday. Picture by HENRY CHUNZA

By JAMES KUNDA –
THE first bulk batch of essential medicines and medical supplies procured under a government-to-government agreement between Zambia and Egypt, has arrived in Zambia.
The procurement worth US$24 million by the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies (ZAMMSA), through the Egyptian Unified Procurement Authority (UPA), has now pushed up drug availability in public hospitals to 90 per cent, from below 70 per cent.
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