CANADA EUTHANASIA NOW ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY ONE IN 20 DEATHS
The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace. The country released…
MOH PS SIMOONGA UNDER INVESTIGATION OVER $6.8M CONTRACT
Health Minister Elijah Muchima has confirmed that Permanent Secretary for Administration, Professor Christopher Simoonga, is under investigation for allegedly awarding a $6.8 million contract to a company linked to him.…
TDRC URGES STRONGER BORDER CHECKS TO COMBAT MALARIA
As Zambia works towards eliminating Malaria, the Tropical Diseases Research Centre (TDRC) has warned that imported cases, especially from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), could undermine progress. With Malaria…
CHINSALI IN RABIES OUTBREAK
The Veterinary Department in Chinsali has confirmed an outbreak of rabies in the Mulilansolo area and several nearby communities. This outbreak, which is posing significant health risks, has been mapped…
FAKE KASAMA MEDICAL DOCTOR NABBED
Gerald Chishimba, a local businessman in Kasama District, Northern Province, has been arrested for operating an illegal health facility. The arrest was made following a joint operation by a task…
AFRICA’S FIRST CHOLERA VACCINE PLANT COMING TO ZAMBIA
The Zambian government has partnered with China’s Jijia International Medical Technology Corporation to establish a vaccine production factory in Zambia with an approximate total investment of 37 million dollars. The…
KAUNDA SQUARE CLINIC STAFF USING CANDLELIGHT, TORCHES
How can lives be saved without electricity? This is the question asked by some frustrated residents of Kaunda Square Township in Lusaka, who wonder why a sensitive institution has no…
OVER 1,400 PEOPLE ACCESSING HIV INJECTABLES IN ZAMBIA
The University Teaching Hospital UTH in Lusaka has revealed that Zambia has made significant strides in HIV prevention following the launch of injectable PrEP (CAB-LA), a long-acting HIV prevention drug…
CONTROVERSY BREWS OVER MBERESHI MISSION HOSPITAL DEATHS
Reports circulating on social media claim that Mbereshi Mission Hospital has recorded three deaths of patients who were on oxygen, allegedly due to power cuts. In a video posted online,…
MPOX JABS ARRIVE ON AFRICAN SOIL AFTER RED-TAPE DELAYS
Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of a vaccine to combat mpox, making it the first African country to receive a batch amid the current outbreak of disease that used to…