Ministry of Community Development and Social Services Permanent Secretary Angela Kawandami has expressed Government´s commitment to addressing issues relating to autism in Zambia.

Ms. Kawandami said Government through her Ministry is open to collaborations with cooperating partners aimed at providing support for autism care and awareness.

The Permanet Secretary said this when Ambassador to the Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) Chola Milambo paid a courtesy call on her to brief her on key messages from the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

Mr. Milambo encouraged the Ministry to consider instituting a framework towards enhancing autism programmes in the country, adding that cooperating partners are showing interest in supporting such programmes.

“Autism is one area that we are interested in and working on. We look forward to having cooperative partners,” Ms. Kawandami said.