ZAMBIA CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health: 1. Explain how decentralized is the work of the MCDMCH? 2. How challenging has the inclusion of aspects of mother and child health on your operational shoulders been? 3. What is the relationship between the MCDMCH with local and international faith based organisations (FBOs) and community based organisations (CBOs)? Don’t you find in some instances that you are duplicating work with the Ministry of Health? 4. How many senior citizens are receiving the social cash transfer funds and from which districts? What are the requirements for one to be a recipient of these funds? 5. It is my hope that as you will positively respond to my questions. n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional Information • 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? • 3. Did the institution respond to the request for information? • 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? • 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? • 6. Did the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? • 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc. • 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • Only about operations, not budgets Total Score: 2/20 4. Ministry of Health Category 1: Website http://www.moh.gov.zm The website is regularly updated. The Ministry of Health has a Facebook page, which has over 20,000 likes and is regularly updated. It also has a Twitter account with 475 followers. n = 20 1. Does this website contain up to date information? Yes No Partial Additional Information • 2. Does the website contain the following: a) A description of its powers, as well as data on the organisational structure, the functions, and the responsibilities of the administration? • b) A list of laws, Acts etc. issued within the scope of its powers? • c) Reports, policies, programmes? • d) Budget and expenditure? • e) Information about procurement procedures, signed contracts? Not explicitly stated, but embedded in policy documents • f) Vacancy and employment procedures? • g) The address, telephone number, and working hours of the institution? • h) The contact details of specific public officials? • 95