Thursday, April 18, 2024

Health

Only 1,858 of the 9,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in Shang’ombo District, are ARV drugs

Only 1,858 of the 9,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in Shang’ombo District, are on Anti-Retro Viral -ARV- therapy. Shang’ombo Acting District Commissioner, Mwendabai Muyunda has...

HPCZ discontinues training at Conquerous Institute In Solwezi

The Health Professions Council of Zambia has with immediate effect discontinued training in Environmental Health and Clinical Medicine at Conquerous Institute-The Institute of Health...

No child should die screaming in pain: Ministry of Health is a joke

Dear Editor, "I lost my nephew in October this year, he was 5 years old . The way UTH Cancer Ward treated our case as...

President Lungu Commissions a Nursing school in Lumezi

President Edgar Lungu has emphasized the need to expand the nurses and midwives training institutions, in order to produce adequate health professionals in...

Itezhi-Tezhi records reduction in Malaria cases

Itezhi-tezhi District in Central Province has recorded a significant reduction in the number of malaria cases this year, as a result of the preventive...

Syphilis testing in pregnant women falls short in Zambia

The vast majority of pregnant women in Zambia undergo HIV testing, but testing for syphilis is not nearly as common. This is according to a...

Zambia launch polio vaccination exercise in Chiengi district

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has launched a polio vaccination exercise in Chiengi district with a target of reaching out to over 8,000 children who...

Chief Madzimawe calls for close colloboration in the fight against genitalia elongation

Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni speaking people in Eastern Province says there is need for close collaboration among stakeholders in fighting female genital elongation. The...