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Abolishing of initiation ceremonies in East welcome
Minister of Gender, Elizabeth Phiri, has praised the traditional leadership in Eastern Province for doing away with initiation ceremonies for boys and girls under...
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Critical shortage of medical supplies in government hospitals and clinics on the Copperbelt distressing- Sinkamba
Green Party President Peter Sinkamba says the critical shortage of medical supplies in Government hospitals and clinics is distressing. He has called upon the...
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North western province remains vulnerable to diseases like cholera, yellow fever and Ebola
North western province remains vulnerable to infectious diseases such as cholera, yellow fever and Ebola which are present in neighbouring countries sharing boarders with...
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Over 19, 000 households in Mumbwa District are to benefit from various malnutrition interventions
Over 19, 000 households in Mumbwa District are to benefit from various malnutrition interventions in the next four years under the Scaling Up Nutrition...
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Malaria death down by 70%
Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says government’s investments in the health sector has seen the reduction of malaria related deaths by more than 70 percent.
Speaking...
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Merck Foundation to send medical personnel to India to specialize in IVF
The Ministry of Health in partnership with Merck Foundation will next month send medical personnel to India to specialize In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).
Assistant Director...
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Healthy Zambia begins with me :OBESITY
Obesity is a disorder involving excessive body fat that increases the risk of health problems.It often results from consuming more calories (empty) than are...
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The devil is in the detail: Shortfalls of the National Heal Insurance (General) regulation 2019 -Statutory Instrument No. 63
By Peslie Gibson Ng’ambi
PhD Scholar, MSc, BPharm
The Statutory instrument (SI) no. 63 of 2019 giving some regulations surrounding the national health insurance was recently...