LUSAKA DRUG SHORTAGE PERSISTS
The shortage of drugs has persisted in some health facilities in Lusaka. A check at Chipata and Matero General Hospitals found some patients being given prescriptions. Diamond news caught up…
STRAY DOG BITES 17 LUSAKA RESIDENTS
Seventeen people of Lusaka’s Mtendere Compound are reported to have been bitten by a stray dog. Police Deputy Spokesperson Danny Mwale has stated that the victims aged between 4 and…
LOCAL BUSINESSMAN SNITCHES ON THIEVING GOVERNMENT WORKER
A Handyman of Chama District Hospital has been arrested for theft of assorted medicines. Brief facts are that Leonard Nfune, 35 an employee of Chama District Hospital collaborated with his…
SCABIES CASES RIFE IN NORTHERN PROVINCE
Cases of scabies have been reported in Northern Province with Lupososhi District recording the highest number. Katuta Boarding Secondary school Headteacher, Friday Chanda, tells Diamond News that most pupils are…
LUSAKA’S MATERO TOWNSHIP IN ERRATIC WATER SUPPLY
Erratic water supply has hit Lusaka’s Matero Township forcing residents to start drawing the commodity from a manhole. The residents who are appealing for urgent intervention say this trend has…
CANCER PATIENT BEMOANS DYSFUNCTIONAL RADIOTHERAPY MACHINE
A 49-year-old man from Eastern Province, who is nursing a tumour on his right shoulder has bemoaned the dysfunctional radiotherapy machine at the Cancer Diseases Hospital. Wiseman Jere has told…
CORRUPTION IN HEALTH SECTOR GIVING GOVT HEADACHES – HH
President Hakainde Hichilema says high levels of corruption in the health sector are adding to headaches for government. Speaking when he graced the first ever Zambia European Union Pharmaceutical Manufacturing…
ZAMBIA AWARDED FOR 2022 BEST MALARIA FIGHT
Zambia has been awarded as the 2022 Best Malaria Scorecard Tool by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA). The inaugural award has been presented to President Hakainde Hichilema on the…
FLOODS: LUSAKA WORST HIT URBAN PLACE
Unprecedented flooding has overwhelmed Mass Media residents forcing many to abandon their homes. Diamond Media has visited the area where authorities have been pumping out water and among the worst…
KATAMPA CLINIC ALLEGEDLY FINING WOMEN FOR HOME BIRTHS
Expectant mothers in Katampa of Kasama District in Northern Province have pointed an accusing finger at personnel at Mwanakonde Health Post for allegedly, imposing a K300 fine on women that…