A Lusaka HIV and AIDS activist Nkandu Luo has challenged the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) to embark on legal reforms on HIV and AIDS in an effort to address the issue of alcohol abuse and gender violence among others.
Professor Luo said alcohol abuse was issue that to contracting HIV and AIDS and the sad thing was its abused in bars and taverns by juveniles.
She said this on Friday in Lusaka during the launch of the LAZ HIV and AIDS workplace policy where urged LAZ show Zambians what she called, “art of Implementation” of policies.
“One source of HIV is alcohol and abuse of it by young people who always drinking in bars and taverns everyday. I challenge you LAZ to embark on a legal reform to refrain such people to drinking as know what alcohol can do to people,” she said.
She said the epidemic was a health issue which affected other human developments hence, the need for lawyers to look at laws which deal with alcohol abuse and gender violence how they could link the two to the disease.
She said the country was one of the seven most affected countries in Africa with a 14 per cent HIV prevalence rate following reduction of 1.3 per cent HIV prevalence rate in eight years.
Prof Luo said Zambia could do more to reduce the prevalence rate to single digit figure if learnt the art of implementing many policies it was formulating.
However, she said it was gratifying to see LAZ coming on board to fight the epidemic which had raged communities and professionals from sectors in the past 20 years.
She was optimistic with lawyers on board; the goal of making the country a free HIV incidence could be possible.
She warned LAZ against putting the document after being launched on shelves instead time to implement was now if the fight against the epidemic was to be won.
Earlier, LAZ vice-president Stephen Lungu said the disease in the last 20 years had taught them many lessons of fighting it and was happy the disease could be reduced.
Mr Lungu said the launch of policy would help the Association to create awareness of the epidemic amongst its members and staff and that of immediate families.
“We also provide our members with information and tools to help them make informed decisions regarding the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS and related sexually transmitted and opportunistic infections,” he said.
He reminded all the members and staff that each one of them had a responsibility to ensure the policy did not become a monumental item for the shelves and drawers in their offices instead it being read and used always.
[Times of Zambia]
Nambala one
Nkandu must explain clearly how alcohol abuse contributes to contracting HIV. It sounds as if those who don’t drink have a lower risk of becoming infected.
Shani Chale…! nsikweti ilwashi pali beauty Nkandu.
Improve the social welfare for youths or they will continue boozing .The law has nothing to do with AIDS.
Aba mayi ba using theory bwanji AIDS virses Chibuku Drinking?
Ati shani #3 Joy Rider, ine ndi fye pa easy. I hope Nkandu is HIV negative herself. The way Stephen Lungu is looking at her…yamu cita hypnotize bokosi, ha ha!
THREE Monze mission hospital workers and a peer educator have pleaded not guilty in the Monze magistrates’ court for theft by public servant.
Appearing before magistrate Kahonyi Mushabati was Chrispine Himalumbi, 33, an accounts clerk, Veronica Sianga, 55, a nurse, Patrick Chinene 46, a male nurse and Beatrice Chikwembo 58 a peer educator.
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The quartet pleaded not guilty to the offence of theft by public servant contrary to section 277 and 272 of the Penal Code chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia.
Particulars of the offence were that on a date unknown but between the 1st and 30th May, 2008, being the public servants in the Ministry of Health they jointly and whilst acting togethe
I totally agree with Nkandu Luo. Alcohol abuse has greatly contributed to high rates of Hiv and Aids cases amoung the youths. Those who cant see the sense in what she is trying to put across.Listen,Young ladies are taken advantage of after being drunk. So what men do,is to take these young ladies to a drinking place,buy them a lot of bear,and when they are drunk to an extent that, they cant even reason properly, men end up having sex with them.This was happening in avondale,in the recent past.At avondale shoping complex,u would find a situation where even 5 boys would go through 1 girl.When her self was in a weak state.Imagine this,without using condoms,Are you telling me that alcohol is not a contributing factor like that. It pains me that such things are happening amoung my fellow young people.
Nkandu iwe uli namabele ali nice nama lips. Just your kiss will make me forget about my debts!
Sunday, November 30, 2008 2:25:24 PM
400 C/belt teachers face eviction from ZCCM houses
Written by Masuzyo Chakwe
OVER 400 teachers who were occupying ZCCM houses on the Copperbelt face possible eviction tomorrow after they lost their case to purchase the houses.
And Patriotic Front (PF) Nchanga member of parliament Wylbur Simuusa has since appealed to the government to quickly intervene in the matter.
The families, most of whom were teachers’, were sitting tenants in 1996 when the pro
Home arrow Latest arrow Don’t expect a lot from Rupiah, Shamenda tells unions Sunday, November 30, 2008 2:27:01 PM
Don’t expect a lot from Rupiah, Shamenda tells unions
Written by Allan Mulenga
LABOUR consultant Fackson Shamenda has said the newly-launched code of ethics for public workers will be a nightmare if the government fails to improve the conditions of service for civil servants.
And Shamenda has charged that the labour movement should not expect a lot from President Rupiah Banda
Commenting on the newly-launched code of ethics for public employees, Shamenda said there was no way civil servants could be compelled to abide by the code of ethics when they were poorly paid.
“The much talked about code of ethics for public workers will just remain a song if the government doesn’t find the reasons why civil servants are looking for greener pastures. Improving the conditions of service for civil servants is the only important thing the government can do for now,” he said.
Shamenda said that professionalism in the public sector could only be enhanced with good working environment among civil servants.
“It is like preventing an outbreak of cholera in a particular
AIDS in Zambia is a very serious issue and that obviously can not be over empasised.But as to wether these celebs realy mean what they say , I DOUBT.Thing is ,they want to say something when an occasion becons withiut really putting there mind to it
professionalism,” he said.
Shamenda said that the code of ethics could only be applied to members of parliament, Cabinet ministers and constitutional office bearers, who recently received 15 per cent salary increment.
“How can a police officer manning a road block refuse to get a bribe of K 50, 000 if he cannot meet the basic needs of his family?” he asked.
Shamenda observed that the civil service had seen a mass exodus of employees because most of them lived below the poverty datum line.
“Civil servants have sacrificed a lot and they are no longer willing to do so. As mush as they need job security, they are also in search of competitive salaries,” said Shamenda.
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Ok this is just to make u guys pay for the online post …
‘She said the country was one of the seven most affected countries in Africa with a 14 per cent HIV prevalence rate following reduction of 1.3 per cent HIV prevalence rate in eight years.’Sad if this is true that we are 7th in place as the most HIV infected Nation in Africa which has about 52 countries or so.From year 2000, havivng only reduced the HIV prevalence rate from 15.3% to 14% is a shame and lack of seriousness. See my following post below for more.
‘Prof Luo said Zambia could do more to reduce the prevalence rate to single digit figure if learnt the art of implementing many policies it was formulating.’This can be achieved but show our people these figures to let them be alert.
“Speaking earlier, Students Partnership World Zambia Country Director John Kalage said Dance for Life initiative aims at bringing HIV and AIDS education to young people through music and dance, inspiring them to take action to push back the epidemic.Mr. Kalage said young people account for almost 45 percent of all new HIV infections with an estimated 5.5million young people living with HIV today.”
These statistics are worrying unless there is a mistake in the reporting.How can we have “5.5million young people ” out of 11-12 million Zambians being infected with HIV?Also, how can “young people account for almost 45 percent of all new HIV infections”?
Zambian young people,let us be careful!
And i became one of the people who started advocating for the closure of a pub called the claw.Because the youths would go there and dance to disco while drinking.And when its late thats when the whole nonsense of sex would start.I know that such things are happening,not only in Avondale but in many other places of the country.So what Nkandu Luo is saying,is very true.Dont just argue.
#17 continued. I thus urge all stakeholders especiallythe GRZ to consider educating all people especially the young people on the is real data that is on the ground on HIV numbers, following the above news. Today when I was going to Church, I read nice message on the TRAM which gave a glimpse of HIV as in when it was first discovered, what numbers of HIV infected people have been recorded from 1985, Think 1990, 1995, 2000,2005, 2006 and the infection rate for 2008. This is/was great news.
In posting #19, ‘Today’ must read ‘Saturday, yesterday’. My system is still booting from sleep mode and could cope in this copy and paste from the other thread.
Its not just a question of alcohol abuse. The reason most youths resort to beer drinking is due to the fact that, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MOST OF THESE YOUTHS ARE LIMITED IF NOT NON-EXISTANT. GRADUATES ARE ROAMING THE STREETS AND WHAT MORE OF GRADE 7 AND 9 DROP-OUTS? WHAT THE YOUTHS NEED ARE SECURE AND LIFE OFFERING JOBS, NOT THE CASUAL JOBS CREATED BY CHINESE, INDIANS AND LEBANESE. Alcohol offers a false respite gto problems and most youths do not know that. neither can the trend be reversed by laws, nay. People need quality jobs to secure their future and not casualisation please. Laws will go no where please. Let this sink into Nkandu’s head.
HIV here is more of an attitude problem than a legai one .Zambian women myst elevate their status to a level where they will not drop their under gear for a song or a pint .Most of our ZED ladies will line up for any thing be it congolese,senegalese,lebanese just for the name .And they pay dearly
#18. Chewe, wabuka buti? Are you implying Avondale Shopping Complex? That place was and may still be something else pertaining to young people getting drunk and doing things dispeakable.
@9, Abena PF DIE HARD, yashani!! Don’t make me laugh. What type of nkongole is that?
#19 continued.
I thus ask relevant stakeholders to look into doing the Zambia at home in Zambia to educate people on these numbers. Also, information regarding ARV distribution and distribution-points were indicated in that TRAM message.
I recommend that the next generation of Cell-phones must be tailored to show messages on HIV numbers infected people in our country in particular and the world in general for the current Infected PEOPLE and most recent Infection HIV Rate.
This would help keep people constantly awake of their actions all day long.
You see the best alternative is for people to know and fear God.I say because when you talk of educating young people on aids,that is not something new.People are trying to educate not only the elderly people,but the young as well.On the dangers of aids.But people cant listen the msge is everywhere,on tv,radio,schools and on so many other forus but to no avail.So i strongly feel that knowing Jesus is the best solution.
#22,Maestro. Ndili bo kabotu chita ndiwe musa? Yes i mean that same place.Honestly speaking with that kind of behaviour,which is exhibited at avondale shoping complex.Cant people contract Hiv and aids?Mapenzi munyika basa.Leza atugwashe twakomba!
# 24 Mossad-kgb How is your sunday? it is the kogole ya Motorcar and skool fees from Zanaco
BA LT please inform as if any Zambian died in Mumbai (Bombay) I have friends who go and buy bicycles from india.
@26 Spot on. But sometimes I tend to wonder why HIV figures are so high in Sub-Sahara. When you look at levels of promiscuity in Africa, its not as high as Western countries. But the levels of HIV there are not that much. Is it a question of safer sex or the question of poverty.
#26.Chewe, while your points are undisputable, the people to see the numbers or even write them as forms of exercises in class.
How can you be on a relaed mode with 5.5. Million Zambian youths infected with HIV while the total population is just about 11 – 12 Million people for the whole country?We need to incorporate HIV/AIDS NUMBERS for each year since 1983 or so and corruption in our education curriculum so as to help ourselves be aware of the actual situation and plan carefully on our course of actions before entering into a quagmire.Remember that the country mighty just be left to the discplined foreiners who are entering and have come to Zambia if our current population dwindles.
#27.Chewe, very sad indeed. How I wished there were security people to monitor the age-limit of those drunks at Avondale Shopping Complex. Another sad thing is that the young people who mix at that place are the people from glass houses, well to do families, in Lusaka.
So, both the well-to-do and struggling Zambians are at serious risks of HIV though us from the villages are disciplined for we want to move from the waste to the better.
We need help in Zambia maybe again from President RB Banda’s office to chart our way of lives as Zambian people in realtion to behaviour conduct on HIV/AIDS.
@27, My Sunday is ok, though as you know in China there are fewer churches. In my town there’s no single church so every sunday I am just in my room. Too bad about that debt, that is the situation most of us have found ourselves in, you are not the only one.
This article is difficult to understand. The English is all over the place. But I suppose the message is clear enough.
Poor reporting LT. The message is unreadable. Sack the reporter.
#15 na #32
#8 CHEWE I QUOTE YOU. “…,take these young ladies to a drinking place,buy them a lot of bear,…, men end up having sex with them.”
You see Chewe, those young women (even older ones) can’t afford a livelyhood for themselves. There4, they can’t choose when to have a good time let alone sex. The answer to most of these questions is not a tough law but increased employment opportunities for men/women to be able to manage their economic affairs. I don’t see the current govt doing that. Don’t think sex is practiced in Zambia, only. Go to western countries. But, do you have HIV/AIDs…
…as common as in the Southern region of Africa? The answer is no. This is because women can buy themselves alcoholic drinks at a time of their choice. Even if they get drunk and a man or woman takes advantage of a drunken woman thats just a criminal incident and dealt by the law as such. This is in the same way corruption and bribery are practiced in Zambia. No quantity or quality of law can deal those offences. Thats why even RB used corruption and bribery to win his presidency because he knew tha magnitude of poverty in the country makes corruption and bribery appear like they aren’t offences at all.
Lack of social security schemes will remain fundamental factor putting more youths at the risk of contracting HIV, If no jobs are created for them.So the government should improve the welfare of the youths in our country.
I’m listening to Qfm Africa’s modern radio station!
AIDS ni muziungu ku gona na imbwa na hosi
muzungu ni imbwa, na pushi, no hosi, na chibwi name it
The law regulating under 18 yrs to under bars is always ignored by bar owners and law enforcement agents like the police. Now LAZ shud educate the police and bars owners to seriously enforce laws of alcohol abuse by persons below the required age.
Its sad
Ba chewe you are very right. this time around there is a lace in Chilenje called the Lazyman’s pub where you find youngsters as young as 14 drinking and doing all sorts of things. How much control over her body can a drunk 14 year old girl have? Its really sad that these kids are the biggest customers at this pub and the authrities seem not to be doing anything about it.
Dear Bloggers, My child in his teens has become alcoholic and god knows what else he has been upto. Is there an institution in Lusaka where I can take him for counselling, please help!!
#46 I am sorry that your child fell into that trap but don’t loose hope, there must be a professional help center for such people. Alcoholism advances in different stages and there is need to establish the stage your son is in before therapy begins. Unfortunately, prayers alone won’t help because the addiction is physical.
#46 Send him abroad somewhere so that he can spend his time working and studying. Rehab won’t work especially if he has nothing to do with his time. This is the story of many youths in Zambia.
Prof Nkandu Luo paliba ibele zona nechinso kwati mwaiche wakwa Chisanda Muti. This is woman married?
No wonder HIV continues to spread. After such powerful words from Nkandu, the guy in the picture can still lustfully stare at her boobs……..
What a boring weekend. Everything is just boring on this blog.
boring weekend? i dont think so, i was taking care of one russian girl the all day
Just boring. Poor little Russian girl.
#51. kill me if you want, what do you mean om “boring weekend? i dont think so, i was taking care of one russian girl the all day
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Has the GRZ improved your upkeep funds for playing with HIV in Russia will not help us as Zambians. We sent you to Russia to study and not to engage yourself in entertainment.
I hope you will always rememebr who you are and where you come from? Have a nice day.
Sorry guys the woman is ugly. My foot!
Guys Maetro is G A Y! Tabwima.
#42 – Try the Drug Enforcement Commission, they have a rehab section. Better still like #48 has said taking him to a foreign country will make him see the difference bewteen Zed and development especially these cold countries winter can sort him out.
Sorry bloggers meant #46 in my #56 posting.
#51 …bushe nika Yulia Zina lakeve? lol
AIDS aside, the issue of drinking pa Zambia must be talked about. It is way too much. People must realize that drinking is good but in moderation. We all know we must socialize, but when beer becomes the only way to do so, that in itself does have some repulcations. Others might say it is because of poverty, how does drinking solve poverty? There’s need to change as a nation. Beer Halls openning at 6:00 AM before even people wake up. Closing at dawn, that is when AIDS issue come in. Those girls drinking but have no rides have to sacrifise their bodies to get home. Enough is enough.
#17 using your qoute above the statistic does’t say zambian youths, my guess is the 5.5 million is either a global figure or sub- saharan region figure. becuase if it is zambian then we are talking of HIV incidence of 1:2 zambian being hiv postive.
#60. namweleu, I hope so too on ‘#17 using your qoute above the statistic does’t say zambian youths…’.
It is very true zambians have got the ‘bumuka’ epidemic. The word alcoholic doesn’t even exist in zambia because everyone is a chakolwa.
#59 Kalos 2020. Can you ask yourself a simple question as: Why is there a high rate of births in a REFUGEE CAMP than in a normal life society? Its all about preoccupation. People, simply have nothing to do and the only preoccupation and recreation is SEX. Those pipo are very much aware of the unfortunite circumstance in which they are. But as humans, they have to find something to do. SEX seems to be the only enjoyable recreation and readily available. As a result u find an astronomical rate of birth. In a normal society pipo are preoccupied with jobs and planning. Even here in the UK refugees mass produce…
..Reason being, b4 the govt authorities process refugees papers (which take a while) to allow refugees to work the refugees become bored and hence preoccupy themselves with something readily available-and unfortunately/fortunately it’s always SEX. They only come to regret their over-indulgency when they start earning their living and see how tough it is to bring up (even) a child in these countries. So, I still insist on the govt putting in place, ways and means of quickly creating jobs for citizens. By-and-large, that will deal with immorality as citizens start to control their economic destinies. You are free to ignore me if you so wish.
“Like poles always attract while unlike poles always attract.” – Grade 7, 8 science.
#Thanks everyone and take care. Until the next time, this has been:
Mugungulu H. Mwaanga.
Signing off!
Nkhandu Luo,s smile uahaa! so cunning and deceaving. She is my next target she is single. This AIDS is just a myth to help control the behaviour of MANKIND since man cannot adhere to the principles of the Holy Bible.
Did she go for the test? Lets all be going for the test every year!!
number 22 don’t be ridiculous, you are very shallow minded. what has being congolese,senegalese or lebanese have to do with it I am very certain you complain about caucasians being racist towards us black people yet you are the type in zambia who segregate against the foreigners living in zambia. Truth is a lot of foreign men in Zambia are having sex with zambian women both young and old and infecting them, but there are just as many Zambian men if not more doing the same thing. There are a lot of men/boys exploiting young girls period. A lot of times beer has a lot to do with it. Professor Luo is right…………..
As I was saying,at 68, the professor is right.Government needs to put in measures that will make it illegal to sell or give alcohol to minors 21 and below further more, those that exploit minors 18 and below sexually, should be charged with statutory rape even if the minor consented. It’s a known fact that alcohol impairs judgement and that a lot of men use alcohol to get sex. I personally blame two things for the Aids scourge in Zambia; alcohol and poverty. If the youth are not being exploited for sex through alcohol, they are out there giving sex for material stuff.
#41/42 stop being so juvenile. Lets face it, alcohol is a major contributing factor in this whole HIV/Aids debacle in zambia. So true what #62 said, bu chakolwa pa zed bwachila, and the things people do under the influnce land them in problems.
That said,i think there is also a level of slight detachment from the reality of Aids on most peolpe’s parts, they know its there and know its devasteing effects,but stillI.Last time i was there about 2 yrs ago, it struck me just how much info is put out there about Aids, its almost inescapable, its in your face, yet you still see people esp youths engaging in dangerous behaviour.
cont from #69. Its all good to educate people, but if attitudes dont change, we’re no better for it. I mean just look at the pregnancy rates amoung young unmarried people! That tells you something about people’s attitudes.
#71 continued from 70 not 69;P
Before i contribute…Mama, mwapentako pan’gono. you look like a chikadoli. Now, those that are doubting, it has been proven that there is a very strong link between alcohol abuse and contracting HIV. Some of you chaps fail to distinguish between an adult and a minor when you take one castle or mosi. In short, you dont think straight. You become mentally impaired and think that all women were created for you and as a result you start jumping from point A to B without thinking. I agree with Kadoli…oh, i meant mama Luo.
The government should consider increasing tax on alcohol.We can get alot money and perhaps it will be expensive for most people.
#74, Thats a suggestion that is welcome, but believe you me, there is always money to buy alcohol. Regulating the sale is a better option
Umwina Kalale who told you that opportunities are there. ma youth learn to be inovative, there are many opportunities. Beer drinking cannot be justified. Work hard and develp yourselves
ba nkandu muliko ka musalu wali pesamba si apa tamupezani
HIV statistics are alarming and a bit misleading as far as the zambian population is concerned but very positive as far as the fight against the disease is concerned.Lets just be responsible by reminding each other of the dangers and the disease as a whole everytime we have a chance.It will really make a difference.