Health

Eastern Provincial Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Committee Chairperson, Alex Bwalya has hailed Chief Phikamalaza in Chasefu district for the noble role he is playing in ending open defecation in his chiefdom. Mr. Bwalya who is also Eastern Province Local Government...

Minister of Health Jonas Chanda has urged the public raise their levels of compliance to the COVID-19 prevention guidelines and get vaccinated if the country is to better manage the possible third wave outbreak. Dr. Chanda said even...

Senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo the Second of the Soli speaking people in Chongwe district, has appealed to health authorities to work with traditional leaders in raising awareness for the Covid-19 vaccines. The traditional leader said chiefs play an important role...

Ministry of Health in Nakonde District of Muchinga Province, has engaged various stakeholders to help in the fight against Malaria. Nakonde District Administrative Officer, Alex Sinkala thanked the stakeholders for their respective efforts to eliminate Malaria in the...

Parliament heard this morning that Zambia has not recorded any case of the Indian COVID variant. Minister of Health Jonas Chanda disclosed to the house that currently Zambia has no evidence of the Indian COVID variant. Dr Chanda said this when...

Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical services Kennedy Malama has urged the public to continue adhering to the COVID-19 prevention rules even though the number of cases being recorded have drastically reduced. Dr Malama has also attributed...

The Ministry of Health in Kasenengwa district has beaten the quarterly target for Cervical Cancer Screening. District Health Director (DHD) Dingase Mvula said the ministry managed to screen 189 women for cervical cancer against the quarterly target of...

Member of Parliament for Kabwata constituency , Given Lubinda says government is building clinics within communities because people deserve health facilities closer to their homes. Mr Lubinda who is also Minister of Justice said government has built...

Minister of Health Jonas Chanda has launched the programme to construct John Laing mini hospital aimed at taking health services closer to the people of Kanyama area. Dr. Chanda noted that the construction of John Laing mini hospital is one...

Government will consider adding Chine’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to its basket of vaccines to ensure adequate doses for the eligible population in Zambia. This follows World Health Organisation (WHO) approval of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine and added it...