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Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says the country needs an estimation of 60 thousand health workers for the country to effectively reduce its disease burden.
“FROM the bottom of my heart, I would love to be in the opposition so that I could freely provide the checks and balances because we are shielding a lot of inefficiencies especially in the procurement of drugs,” UPND Kaoma Member of Parliament Chinga Miyutu has said.
GOVERNMENT has disclosed that in the last three years, Zambia has faced challenges in sustaining radiotherapy services because of outdated equipment at the Cancer Diseases Hospital.
The Decision to postpone the publication of names for successful candidates in the health workers recruitment exercise has disappointed the unemployed Doctors. Yesterday the civil service commission announced that the names of the successful candidates in the health workers recruitment exercise will be public on July 29 and not 22ND July as earlier announced. The commission […]
Calls for the ban of alcohol have sparked debate with some stakeholders calling it unpractical. Yesterday Resident Doctors Association of Zambia president Brian Sampa stated a lone walk from Lusaka to Kabwe demanding for the ban of alcohol. Dr Sampa during his walk indicated that alcohol has many effects that have negatively impacted the country. […]
Expectations are high among health professional bodies ahead of the announcement of successful candidates in the health workers recruitment exercise. Government is expected to announce the 11 200 names of candidates who have been recruited in the health sector. Some unemployed health workers have over the last few months been at loggerheads with government citing […]
MEDICAL doctors at Kitwe Teaching Hospital have removed a bullet from the neck of a 14-year-old boy who was shot by his grandfather over the weekend. Hospital Medical Superintendent Abidan Chansa confirmed that the boy is out of danger but remains admitted for continuous treatment Dr Chansa however noted that the dental and general surgeons […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with “partners and experts” to produce a new name for the monkeypox virus, the head of the UN watchdog, Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced on Tuesday. The international body is also considering raising its monkeypox alert to the highest level possible.
The Civil Service Commission has announced that it will by the end of next week give appointment letters to the successful 11,276 health workers.
THERE is need for employers to provide decent salaries and improve the working environment for nurses and midwives for them to provide services that maintain respect for human dignity, the Zambia Union of Nurses Organisation (ZUNO) has said.
