COVID-19 RESULTS FAKING CLAIMS SLAMMED

ZAMBIA Medical Association (ZMA) has strongly condemned public insinuations and proclamations regarding alleged faking of COVID-19 results.

Its president Samson Chisele said the association would stand by members of the medical profession, regardless of their current standing in society, including the current Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya. Dr Chisele said the association find unsubstantiated public accusations that Dr. Chilufya, a member of the Zambia Medical Association, with the aid of other medical professionals, faked his COVID-19 results, which he described as a slap in the face of the medical profession. “We as a medical profession pride ourselves of being the custodian of medical procedures and processes, and pitch medical ethics very high in our practice. All doctors work under strict medical ethics, breaching of which can result in dire consequences. “The COVID-19 medical response is being led by very experienced, internationally acclaimed public health experts and clinical specialists who are members of the Zambia Medical Association. It is extremely unfair to put the reputations of these noble medical practitioners into disrepute. “We ask all well-meaning members of the general public to treat insinuations of faked COVID-19 results with the contempt they deserve,” he said. Dr Chisele wished all frontline healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 in the line of duty, as well as other infected citizens, a quick recovery.

The COVID-19 medical response is being led by very experienced, internationally acclaimed public health experts and clinical specialists who are members of the Zambia Medical Association.