Govt receives $9.9 million insurance payout for drought relief

Government has received over US$9.9 million from the African Risk Capacity which the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) will disburse as Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) in 15 districts.

The ECT programme targets 462,575 people who are not on the Social and Drought Emergency Cash Transfer programme being implemented by the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services.

DMMU National Coordinator, Gabriel Pollen, said the beneficiary districts were located in Central, Eastern, Lusaka and Southern provinces.

He said this when he addressed the media in Lusaka on Monday.

Government received a drought insurance payout amounting to over US$9.9 million from the African Risk Capacity.

“All these interventions are meant to ensure that no citizen in the country dies of hunger during this drought,” Pollen said.

Additionally, Pollen noted that in July 2024, 142,081 children were screened for malnutrition, resulting in 252 children being treated for severe acute malnutrition and 678 being managed for moderate acute malnutrition.

“As of August 9, 2024, Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RTUF) has been distributed to North-western Province to treat malnutrition,” he said.

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