HEALTH FACILITIES SLOWLY RECEIVING DRUGS
The Drug situation in some health facilities is slowly stabilising. After a check by Diamond news at Chilenje Level One Hospital, patients revealed that they have been able to receive…
NATIONAL HEART HOSPITAL PERFORMS OPEN HEART SURGERIES
A combined team of Zambian and Japanese surgeons at National Heart Hospital, in Lusaka, have successfully conducted four open heart surgeries in a space of two weeks. Lead Surgeon Dr.…
LUSAKA’S MATERO RESIDENTS DRAWING WATER FROM UNSAFE SOURCES
Some residents of Lusaka’s Matero Township have continued drawing water from unsafe sources. The residents are accessing water from manholes belonging to the water utility company. They have told Diamond…
CONJOINED TWINS JAMES, JOSHUA CELEBRATE 2ND BIRTHDAY
Conjoined twins Joshua and James Phiri of Kunda village in Senior Chief Nzamane, Chief of Eastern Province have clocked two years amid lack of a proper home. The twins’ parents…
MAZABUKA RELIGIOUS GROUPINGS REJECT VACCINES
Mazabuka District Health Department has learnt that some religious groupings in Mazabuka have refused to have their children under the age of five go for under-5 immunizations. Mazabuka District Health…
ZAMBIA’S MAINA SOKO HOSPITAL CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL BRAIN SURGERY
Zambia’s Maina Soko Medical Centre has achieved a significant milestone by successfully performing a complex brain operation. The operation, which took place on June 9, 2023, lasted over seven (7)…
LCC DESTROYS ALCOHOL WORTH 97,000 KWACHA
A combined team of the Lusaka City Council, Ministry of Health and the Zambia Police have destroyed assorted items confiscated from various places in Lusaka. Among them is Alcohol worth…
CANCER DISEASES HOSPITAL IN URGENT NEED OF RADIATION MACHINE
The Radiation Machine at the Cancer Diseases Hospital in Lusaka has totally broken down, leaving patients stranded. A check by Diamond news at the facility found several patients who expressed…
PRIVATE LAB AT UTH CLOSED
The controversial Royal Diagnostic Laboratory Services at the University Teaching Hospital has closed down after years of operation. There has been public concern over the private entity which was operating…
SIX-MONTH-OLD KAPIRINGOZI ACCIDENT SURVIVOR STABLE, DRIVER SORRY FOR LOST LIVES
A six-month-old baby that survived the Kapiri-Ngozi road traffic accident that occurred last week in Chirundu District of Southern Province is said to be in a stable condition and receiving…