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364 expired dialysis bags distributed to patients in Zambia

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A report by Zambia’s auditor general reveals that 364 expired bags of peritoneal dialysis solution, worth 176,176 kwachas, were distributed to patients. The products were delivered to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka and Livingstone University Teaching Hospital, according to the report.

Zambia’s latest auditor general’s report says that 364 expired bags of peritoneal dialysis solution were distributed to patients at two public hospitals, valued at 176,176 kwachas. The report states that 220 bags were delivered to the adult hospital at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, and 144 to Livingstone University Teaching Hospital.

On 7 June 2021, Zambia’s Ministry of Health awarded Augusta Limited a framework supply contract for these consumables, worth 22,013,409 dollars, or 496,182,239 kwachas, according to the auditor general’s report.

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