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Dr. Kaseba pledges her Frontline Leaders award to stakeholders

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First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba (third from right)  poses for a photograph with SADC Private Sector Constituency patron Ambassador Thandi Lujabe-Rankoe (second from right)  Zimbabwean Health minister Dr David Parirenyatwa (r), Stop TB Partnership  Executive Director Dr Lucica (second from left) and Nambia's Health deputy minister Petrina Haingura (l)   after delivering her keynote speech at the official opening of the GBCHealth Africa Regional Conference 2013 at Midrand Conference Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa  on October 16,2013.
First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba (third from right) poses for a photograph with SADC Private Sector Constituency patron Ambassador Thandi Lujabe-Rankoe (second from right) Zimbabwean Health minister Dr David Parirenyatwa (r), Stop TB Partnership Executive Director Dr Lucica (second from left) and Nambia’s Health deputy minister Petrina Haingura (l) after delivering her keynote speech at the official opening of the GBCHealth Africa Regional Conference 2013 at Midrand Conference Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on October 16,2013.

First lady Christine Kaseba says she is humbled to be awarded with the Frontline Leaders award at the Global Business Coalition.Dr Kaseba stated that it is an honour to be awarded with the Frontline Leaders award for spearheading programmes aimed at improving health care.

Other awards Dr.Kaseba has received since becoming First Lady include:

  1. The Global Award of Distinction: in recognition of her contribution to the fight against cervical and breast cancer. Washington September 2012
  2. Leadership award: to recognise her leadership in championing immunisation and for advocating for the heaolth of children and women at national ,regional and global levels.Tanzania at the GAVI Alliance Partner’s Forum on December 5,2012.
  3. American Collage of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Honorary Fellowship Award.New Orleans, Louisiana May 2013
  4. Distinguished Service Award from the Zambia Medical Association.Lusaka July 2013

Speaking with E-News today, Dr Kaseba said she owes the award which will be presented to her this evening to the medical staff who have been working hard in improving health service delivery, the media that has been sensitizing the public on various health issues and the women who have been responding to sensitization programmes by getting screened for cervical cancer.

Meanwhile, Dr Kaseba has called for need for more doctors to specialize in cancer screening and testing to meet the growing demand for the services in the country.

Dr Kaseba said the country lacks adequate skilled health workers to address the growing demand for cancer screening and testing.

She stated that not all hospitals in the country have qualified medical personnel to handle cancer related illnesses and observed that this has been putting pressure on the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) which she said records long waiting lists.

[pullquote]Dr Kaseba said that governments did not give cancer the due attention because they thought that there was no cure and instead put much focus on communicable diseases such as HIV and AIDS, malaria and Tuberculosis that were treatable.[/pullquote] She stated that it is for this reason that she decided to impart skills among doctors in various parts of the country especially those in rural areas with the use of outreach programs.

Dr Kaseba said the outreach programs have been not only screening and treating women especially in rural areas but also a mode of awareness because of the web based screening and testing.

“Women have been able to identify the cervix and they can easily tell if it is cancerous, they can easily see if it has been treated, and they have been telling others about the service, so we are seeing more and more women seeking the cancer screening services,” she said.

And Dr Kaseba said she intends to educate local radio stations on cancer related issues in order to enhance awareness on the disease, adding that she is currently looking at ways in which information on cancer can be accessed with the use of mobile phones.

She noted that most people in the country have mobile phones and can easily access information with the use of phones.

Dr Kaseba however, stated that the country has scored in awareness programs on cancer and cancer related issues through various media.

The First lady also noted that traditional leaders have been playing a leading role in sensitizing their subjects about cervical, breast and prostate cancer at various fora within their chiefdoms as they were educated on cancer issues hence their initiative to educate others.

Dr Kaseba stated that Zambia hosted a First ladies forum against cervical cancer and later educated parliamentarians and women among others on cervical cancer.

She noted that though there hasn’t been much focus on cervical cancer, statistics show that 1800 people in Africa are treated for cancer while 1400 die from the disease annually.

She observed that initially there were misconceptions that cancer could not be treated and that a person would die if she or he had cancer.

Dr Kaseba said that governments did not give cancer the due attention because they thought that there was no cure and instead put much focus on communicable diseases such as HIV and AIDS, malaria and Tuberculosis that were treatable.

She stated that more needs to be done as statics show that much as the SADC region is making strides in addressing the disease burden on communicable diseases, cancer and other non communicable disease are increasing.

17 COMMENTS

  1. Mrs Sata if you have worked hard and not abused your position to earn these awards well done -you go girl! If you have abused power to earn these awards-shame on you.

    • Sorry guys i went to South Africa and left EDDY acting with the First Lady as you these issues require adeaquate enegies.
      See you back soon.

      We happy the honour we recieved

    • Hhhmmmmmm?? David Parinyatwa is still minister of health? I think since Zim got independence. His father I think was first Zimbabwean Dr, also UTH yabo is named Parinyatwa.
      In short, not only Kaseba deserves an award, David too, even though is among women, its Man’ Rights!! Equal opportunity.

  2. Expect the “Awards” to dry up once we are out of State House. Hope to see the end of this shameful masquerade very soon. Cheap is the approximate term to use! And which “various parts” of the country has she been to really? Dr Kaseba has never set foot in my North Western Province. I doubt that she’s been to my neighbours in Western Province or even Eastern Province. She only went to Southern Province to pose with George Bush and his wife in Livingstone. So she shouldn’t be going around the world lying to people that she “trains doctors” in “various parts of the country” . Ubufi!

    • Ba Pezo, sure you can’t appreciate someone for once. What she is doing is not cheap. She is using her advantage as the first lady and her successful career to bring to the attention to the world what is upon her heart. She is smart and intelligent. Leave her out of politics. Mama Kaseba, remember even Jesus had enemies despite what He did. She is a very hardworking lady. Tell me if Dr Kaseba has been to Luapula, Western, Muchinga, Northern? Mind you Lusaka is a cosmopolitan town with all tribes and races living side by side. If she does work in Lusaka, it means she is doing it for all provinces (Kaondes, Bembas, Tongas, Ngonis, Lozis, Bisas, Luvales etc) because she doesn’t ask where each and every person comes from. Dr continue working hard. You are an inspiration to us. God bless

  3. why is everyone falling over themselves awarding her this and that,where were they when SATA was opposition leader.i bet they wouldnt dare back then.id love to see them pick on a less known person in zambia,start doing them awrads left,right and center.hypocrites!!congrats all the same hope you continue with the works after state house.dont go the MMCI or HOPE FOUNDATION way

    • It is the smell of the same urine bag that is chasing her away from State House. It is only a matter of time before her slush fund allocation will also be increased to match her hibernating sugar-daddy’s salary increment which will no doubt bring yet another smile to her face.

  4. Leave her alone, maybe next time it will be your wife getting these awards, thats if she sleeps less and work harder. I wonder what you will say then!

  5. This smiler, globe-trotting for cash and smiling all the way to the bank. Meanwhile Dr Kasonde’s role is reduced to that of mere lame duck ‘minister of health’ preparing speeches in praise of the real minister Kaseba. The PF at its best.

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