Zambia donates medical supplies worth $403,405 to Idai victims in Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe

The Ministry of Health has donated assorted medical supplies worth USD 403,405 to Zambia’s Vice President, Inonge Wina. The donation of medical supplies will be utilized for the communities affected in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique due to catastrophic Cyclone Idai.

The disruption of normalcy resulting from the disaster has significantly affected the provision of critical services such as health. Vice President of Zambia, Inonge Wina opined. “The breakdown in sanitary and water facilities has resulted in the outbreak of epidemics such as cholera as already reported in Beira,” she added.

Thus, according to the 77-year old Zambian politician, the donation will go a long way in reducing the burden of providing medical services to the affected communities. She clarified that the Ministry of Health has taken precautions to ascertain how much of the supplies will go to the three affected countries and how much remains so that the country does not run out of medical supplies to support the people. Hence, the local people should never think that the government is sending such large quantities of supplies out at the expense of the Zambians, as reported by Lusaka Times.

She also emphasized saying that since Zambia is a part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the country must respond to the needs of its neighbours. The donation of medical supplies was done on March 31 at Medical Stores warehouse in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka.

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