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The Ministry of Health will next month start distribution of Mosquito nets and indoor residual spraying of structures in Sinazongwe District in an effort to reduce malaria incidences in the area. Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Sinazongwe on Saturday, Southern Province Chief Environmental Health Officer Likando Mukelabai said the two programs will involve […]
ZAMBIA is now facing a daunting reality following the announcement that two Covid-19 reinfections have been recorded. Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya disclosed that the incidence of re-infection was one that needed to be taken seriously as Zambia continues to live under the new normal. Just when, we thought we were getting a handle […]
SANFROSSA MANYINDA writes THE Ministry of Health has warned that non-communicable diseases caused by smoking, abuse of alcohol and inactive physical fitness are likely to be worsened by the Coronavirus. Consequently, the Ministry warned that one can easily die if such habits are not controlled.Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, noted that diabetic and hypertensive patients were […]
KETRA KALUNGA writes FARMERS in Ngabwe district have lost a number of pigs to the outbreak of African swine fever which has been confirmed in the area. The African swine fever comes weeks after the foot and mouth disease which claimed a number of cattle in the district. Ngabwe District Council chairperson, Thabiso Mizinga, said in an interview […]
Global coronavirus cases surged past 25 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, as India marked a worldwide record for daily new cases in the COVID-19 pandemic. The data showed steady global growth as the disease’s epicenter shifts again, with India taking center stage from the United States and Latin America. Meanwhile, Zambia confirmed […]
PETER SICHALI writes THE preventive measures announced by Government should not only be a mere pronouncement but should be strictly implemented to curtail the spread of covid-19, Commuter Rights Association President Aaron Kamuti has said. Mr Kamuti said that the pronouncement by the Ministry of Transport Communication was welcome and should be supported by everyone to stop […]
Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected. Twenty-five years ago thousands of children in Africa were paralysed by the virus.The disease is now only found in […]
LUAPULA Province Permanent Secretary Charles Mushota has called for unity among stakeholders implementing evidence based HIV/AIDS interventions in the drive to attain an AIDS free generation. Speaking during the launch of the National HIV testing Counselling and treatment Day, Eng. Mushota said out of 1,3milion Zambians who are HIV positive, Luapula Province has 51,211 people who are infected with […]
NOEL IYOMBWA writes LUSAKA has experienced a spike in Brought In Dead (BIDs) cases, recording 579 BIDs out of 1,396 deaths in three weeks. This occurred between July 22 and August 11, this year, says Lusaka City Council (LCC) spokesperson George Sichimba. Mr Sichimba said that the LCC burial permit office recorded 579 BIDs out of 1396 deaths […]
SIMON MUNTEMBA writes THE Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) has condemned public abuse of medical doctors in the workplace. This follows a video that has gone viral showing a patient disparaging medical officers at the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH), casualty and emergency area. ZMA secretary general, Dr Masiku Phiri, said the association was aware of the unfortunate incident […]
