Health
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...
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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...
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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...
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Break cultural barriers to stop child marriages-CSO-SUN
The Civil Society Organization Scaling up Nutrition Alliance (CSO-SUN) says there is need to break cultural and traditional barriers in addressing early child marriages.
CSO-SUN...
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Government addressing challenges in health sector- Minister
Minister of Health Joseph Kasonde has reiterated government’s commitment to managing the health sector in an efficient, effective and prudent manner in order to...
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Zambia records a drop in HIV/AIDS related deaths by 60 percent
Vice President Inonge Wina says Zambia has made strides in reducing HIV/AIDS infections.
Mrs. Wina however says access to Antiretroviral therapy -ART- has been a...
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The issue of consumer protection needs borders mostly on the health of people-CCPC
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) says total consumer protection can neither be achieved single-handedly by CCPC nor government but requires concerted...
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Cholera cases increase in Monze
The international labour day celebrations in Monze have been postponed following the outbreak of cholera which has since claimed two lives in some...