Zambia metrology agency to award product quality vigilant journalists
Zambia Metrology Agency to Award
Product Quality vigilant
Journalists ,Nkoben
By Ashton Bunda
Zambia Metrology Agency (ZMA) Executive Director Humphrey Nkoben has challenged media and individual journalists to be observant with quality of products ,goods and services in Zambia in an effort to establish partnership with his organization
.
Speaking
during the media breakfast on 21st February 2024 at Taj Pamodzi
hotel ,Lusaka during the presentation of
the accomplishments and advancements achieved in the year 2023,Nkoben said Metrologic Agency will recognize media
practitioners who will go beyond headline journalism to show
essential role it plays in commerce
,transactions ,health safety and environmental management.
The Zambia
Metrology Agency Executive Director who was flanked by Elijah Mhamba chairperson
of the board development and public affairs committee of the 5th
board of Zambia Metrology Agency and Dr.Micheal Nsefu said his organization is
looking for excellency in journalism that will bridge the gap on metrology information in the country .
“our organization
alone can’t manage to be everywhere and be
observant we need another pair of eyes to be vigilant this is mammoth task for ZMA
alone Zambia is quite vast and many businesses are coming up”, Nkoben stressed
.
In 2023 the
agaency undertook 51,708 status verifications or certification of measurements
instruments for accuracy and reliability
a significant increase from the 37,780
verification in the previous year,the local production of high quality services
for sustainable economy development.
Furthermore
the agency continued to provide calibrated services to
promote accurate and precise measurements in
industries and laboratories with over 3,300 measuring instruments in the
year 2023.
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