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Zambia is making progress towards meeting contraceptive target-Health Minister
Government says Zambia has made strides towards increasing its Modern Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (MCPR) from 33 percent to the targeted 58 percent by the...
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National Food and Nutrition Commission introduces a HIP project targeting malnourished adult in rural Zambia
The National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) says it has introduced a project called Health Improved Partnership (HIP) aimed at reducing malnutrition levels...
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Women in their 50s in Livingstone blamed for the spread of HIV/AIDs among youths
THE Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) in Livingstone has claimed that there is an increase in the number of women in their fifties engaging...
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Malaria prevention drug improves birth outcomes in Zambia
A study recently carried in Zambia found that a drug recommended for the prevention of malaria in pregnant women also reduces the risk of contracting sexually...
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Outbreak of water borne diseases looms at Milenge Boarding Secondary School Â
More than 400 pupils  at Milenge Boarding Secondary School in Milenge District in  Luapula Province are at risk of suffering from water borne disease...
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Kitwe Hospital records 650 cases of Sickle Cell this year
KITWE Teaching Hospital Sickle Cell Disease Club President Jerome Sulubani says Kitwe has recorded about 650 patients of Sickle Cell this year.
Dr Sulubani...
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Newly recruited nurses leap to six months without salaries
The Zambia Union of Nurses Organisation (ZUNO) has expressed disappointment with the
Government ’s failure to the place all the recruited nurses on government payroll...
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Government says that Sex adverts are illegal
GOVERNMENT says it does not approve of advertisements of medicines purported to be cures for HIV/AIDS, claims for enlargement of male sexual organs and...