‘Corruption fuelling medicine shortages’

TRANSPARENCY International Zimbabwe (TI-Z) has accused the government of failing to address rampant corruption in the medicine supply chain, leading to critical drug shortages and a thriving black market.

A recent corruption risk assessment conducted by TI-Z revealed significant gaps in the country’s medicine supply chain.

The research, done in partnership with the Canadian embassy, was prompted by the government’s acknowledgment of widespread medicine shortages in the post-COVID-19 era, which has forced many Zimbabweans to resort to the black market for essential medication.

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