MOH contains measles in Lavushimanda
Authorities at the Ministry of Health in Lavushimanda District says they have managed to contained the measles cases which broke out in the fishing camps of Kapilya and Muwele in…
This picture is one in a sequence of shots during a vaccination drive.
PrEP uptake impressive- DAPP
Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) Resource Mobilisation Officer, Jabez Kanyanda says that his organisation has recorded a significant increase in the number of people taking Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)…
President Hichilema calls for improved maternity services
President Hakainde Hichilema has reiterated his call for improved maternity services in the country. President Hichilema said government wants all health centres in the country to have a well serviced…
UTH records reduction in stroke related deaths
Minister of Health Elijah Muchima says the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has recorded a significant drop in the number of inpatients dying from stroke within a year of establishing the first Stroke Unit…
Third year nursing students practising techniques in the Skills Lab at St. Luke's College of Nursing in Mpanshya, Zambia.
Recruitment of Health workers to priorities local people- Lupososhi DC
Lupososhi District Commissioner, Simon Mwenya, has assured of transparency from the District Human Resources Management Sub-Committee in the upcoming health workers recruitment exercise in the district. Speaking in an interview…
14, 000 SCT beneficiaries to get NHIMA membership
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Brenda Tambatamba, has disclosed that 14 thousand recipients of the Social Cash Transfer Programme in Kasempa District in North-Western Province, will be registered as members…
MOH dispels cholera case allegations
Minister of Health, Elijah Muchima has refuted media allegations that the country has recorded a cholera case in Kanyama Compound in Lusaka District. Dr Muchima says that his ministry and health…
Isoka hospital solar powered
Isoka Town Council has commenced the installation of a 20 KVA solar power at Isoka District Hospital at a cost of over K300,000. The installation of solar power aims to…
New equipment improves Livingstone general hospital’s diagnostic services
Livingstone General Hospital has seen improved diagnosis accuracy following the use of the recently commissioned state of the art laboratory equipment at the health facility. Head of Molecular Biology section…
Zambian presidential candidate for the opposition party United Party for National Development (UPND) Hakainde Hichilema gives a press conference at his residence, in Lusaka on August 11, 2021. - The UPND, the main rival to the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), is eager to tap into mounting disillusionment in the city's poorest neighbourhoods, where dissent has grown since the last 2016 poll. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)
Zambia seeks US Foundation for US$20 million health investment
President Hakainde Hichilema has directed the Ministry of Health to expedite the process of engaging the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (STBF) over the proposed US$20 million investment in the health…