Friday, March 29, 2024

Health

Diabetes has more than doubled in Africa and no one is ready for it

Once a disease of the West, type 2 diabetes has now spread to every country in the world. There are now four times as...

Government should not ignore rumours linking hospitals in Zambia to the sale of body parts

AN anthropologist has said the Government should not ignore rumours of an alleged syndicate linking major public hospitals in Zambia to the sale of...

UN adopts Zambia-Switzerland co-facilitated Political Declaration on ending AIDS by 2030

United Nations Member States on Wednesday adopted the Zambia-Switzerland co-facilitated Political Declaration on ending AIDS by 2030, within the context of Sustainable Development Goals....

Zero new infections, zero AIDS deaths attainable before 2030, says Minister Kasonde

Zambia Health Minister Dr Joseph Kasonde has told a High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on ending HIV/AIDS that Africa is strongly committed to...

European Parliament Rejects GMOs in Europe and Africa

No GMOs in Africa Members of the European parliament do not want GMOs imported into the EU, so it is only logical that they also...

Namwala commences second phase of MDA for Trachoma disease

Namwala District has commenced the second round of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for Trachoma , a leading blindness causing disease. The MDA which...

Medical experts now allowed to circumcise in traditional initiation camps

Medically trained experts are now allowed to carry out surgical circumcision in traditional initiation circumcision camps. Traditional Circumcision ceremonies such as Mukanda Initiation ceremony, which...

Adverts on Health Professional Training by a Livingstone University are illegal-HPCZ

THE Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) has described newspaper advertisements on health related training by Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business...