Comments on: Donors suspend funding to Zambia in response to corruption reports http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/29/donors-suspend-funding-to-zambia-in-response-to-corruption-reports/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:41:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ridiyen Kibaya http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/29/donors-suspend-funding-to-zambia-in-response-to-corruption-reports/#comment-563048 Ridiyen Kibaya Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:27:34 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=5842#comment-563048 Debbie, you should visit Zambia one time and you'll know exactly what I mean. Debbie, you should visit Zambia one time and you’ll know exactly what I mean.

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/29/donors-suspend-funding-to-zambia-in-response-to-corruption-reports/#comment-563031 Debbie K Sun, 31 May 2009 21:27:10 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=5842#comment-563031 The article cited above talks about the probable embezzelment of millions of foreign assistance dollars which were geared to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS & malaria in Zambia by SENIOR HEALTH MINISTRY OFFICIALS in Zambia. This infers that it was not "foreigners" who interfered with much needed HIV/AIDS and malaria treatment & prevention efforts from reaching the people of Zambia, but those in Pres. Banda's own administration! Thus, I think that it would be disingenuous for anyone to attempt to say that Pres. Banda needs to take "the reins for Zambia’s healthcare out of the hands of foreigners" when the article clearly states that it was Zambian officials in his own government who are evidently responsible for this abuse of power! It is NOT the foreign assistance money which is the problem here but the corruption of power by these Zambian Health Ministry officials. AS ONE, debbie :) The article cited above talks about the probable embezzelment of millions of foreign assistance dollars which were geared to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS & malaria in Zambia by SENIOR HEALTH MINISTRY OFFICIALS in Zambia.

This infers that it was not “foreigners” who interfered with much needed HIV/AIDS and malaria treatment & prevention efforts from reaching the people of Zambia, but those in Pres. Banda’s own administration!

Thus, I think that it would be disingenuous for anyone to attempt to say that Pres. Banda needs to take “the reins for Zambia’s healthcare out of the hands of foreigners” when the article clearly states that it was Zambian officials in his own government who are evidently responsible for this abuse of power!

It is NOT the foreign assistance money which is the problem here but the corruption of power by these Zambian Health Ministry officials.

AS ONE, debbie :)

]]> By: John http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/29/donors-suspend-funding-to-zambia-in-response-to-corruption-reports/#comment-563025 John Sat, 30 May 2009 20:09:15 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=5842#comment-563025 Hi there, I just started a debate on my site pertaining to this issue check it out at http://www.squidoo.com/worldhunger if you'd like! Best john Hi there, I just started a debate on my site pertaining to this issue check it out at http://www.squidoo.com/worldhunger if you’d like!

Best

john

]]> By: Ridiyen Kibaya http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/29/donors-suspend-funding-to-zambia-in-response-to-corruption-reports/#comment-563023 Ridiyen Kibaya Sat, 30 May 2009 16:28:25 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=5842#comment-563023 Good to hear. Not because people will suffer, but because Pres. Banda now has an opportunity to clean the corruption out and further take the reins for Zambia's healthcare out of the hands of foreigners. Good to hear. Not because people will suffer, but because Pres. Banda now has an opportunity to clean the corruption out and further take the reins for Zambia’s healthcare out of the hands of foreigners.

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/29/donors-suspend-funding-to-zambia-in-response-to-corruption-reports/#comment-563014 Debbie K Sat, 30 May 2009 00:18:32 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=5842#comment-563014 Wow - how timely is this information! Thanks for posting it, Lisa. Once again, what this shows is NOT the ineffectiveness of foreign assistance but the effectiveness of current foreign assistance mechanisms. When the inefficiency of any African government receiving foreign aid is discovered, donor governments are temporarily pulling out that aid until that African government puts in place a more transparent mechanism to show how it is using foreign assistance money. This is "smart aid" targeted to produce tangible results for Africa's People. The fact that this is happening in Zambia - a country that we are hearing a lot about lately in the ONE Blog - is ripe with comments that I could make but will restrain myself from making for diplomacy's sake. ~ ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE - debbie www.myspace.com/mulago Wow – how timely is this information! Thanks for posting it, Lisa.

Once again, what this shows is NOT the ineffectiveness of foreign assistance but the effectiveness of current foreign assistance mechanisms.

When the inefficiency of any African government receiving foreign aid is discovered, donor governments are temporarily pulling out that aid until that African government puts in place a more transparent mechanism to show how it is using foreign assistance money.

This is “smart aid” targeted to produce tangible results for Africa’s People.

The fact that this is happening in Zambia – a country that we are hearing a lot about lately in the ONE Blog -

is ripe with comments that I could make but will restrain myself from making for diplomacy’s sake. ~

ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE – debbie
http://www.myspace.com/mulago

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