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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...
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1, 470 girls targeted for HPV vaccine in Chasefu
The Ministry of Health in Chasefu District has targeted 1, 470 girls aged 14, to be vaccinated against human papilloma virus during the...
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Polio case has been recorded in Zambia’s Luapula Province
Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya has revealed that a case of Poliomyelitis has been recorded in CHIENGE district, Luapula Province.
Dr. Chilufya said the case...
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Doctors perform first ever Percutaneous Heart Valvular Interventions at UTH
University of Virginia Cardiac specialists led by US based Dr.Sula Mazimba and Dr Scot Lim have over the last week been conducting rheumatic valvular...
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Zambia sees an increase in malaria cases :Roll Back Malaria fight failure?
Vice President Inonge Wina has called on stakeholders to help Government in fighting Malaria.Mrs. Wina said the increase in cases of malaria especially in...
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Copperbelt has enough essential drugs-Health Director
Copperbelt Provincial Health Director, Dr Robert Zulu has dispelled reports that some health facilities in the region have run out of essential drugs. Dr....
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Zambia Pledges $5.5 million to the Global Fund towards fighting HIV IDS, TB and Malaria.
Zambia has pledged to contribute 5.5 million United States dollars to the Global Fund towards fighting HIV and AIDS, Tuberculosis -TB and Malaria.
The money...