Health
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COPPERBELT RECORDS SPIKE IN MATERNAL DEATHS
The Copperbelt Province recorded 101 maternal deaths in 2024, marking an increase from the 98 deaths reported in 2023. Health…
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M-POX NOW IN LUSAKA: 34-YEAR-OLD ADMITTED TO UTH
Zambia has recorded two additional cases of M-pox, raising the total number of cases to six since reported in 2024.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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CHINSALI IN RABIES OUTBREAK
The Veterinary Department in Chinsali has confirmed an outbreak of rabies in the Mulilansolo area and several nearby communities. This…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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