Health

President Edgar Chagwa Lungu yesterday joined several Heads of State, political and health leaders, policy makers, and universal health coverage champions at a High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) held at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of...

The Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance is happy that the Department for International Development has come on Board to supplement Government’s efforts in reaching out to families affected by hunger in the country. The CSO-SUN Country Coordinator Mathews Mhuru says these efforts are commendable...

The United States (U.S) government, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Small Grants Program, has this year awarded over K2.5 million to 13 community and faith-based non-governmental organizations, representing eight provinces in Zambia. The organizations were selected from more...

President Edgar Lungu has directed the Ministry of Energy to priorities supplying electricity to Health institutions with effect from midnight today. President Lungu said hospitals and clinics should be given first priority by ZESCO, as the country grapples with load shedding. He made the directive during...

President Edgar Lungu has directed the Ministry of Energy to prioritise power supply to hospitals and health centres starting midnight today. The President has further directed the Ministry to prioritise power supply to water supply operations in the country to avert shortages in water supply. President...

Apollo Hospital in India says it is highly motivated to work closely with Zambia in strengthening health systems after meeting President Edgar Lungu during his State Visit to India from August 20th to 22nd 2019. Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says Apollo hospital is a 'household...

Apollo Hospital in India says it is highly motivated to work closely with Zambia in strengthening health systems after meeting President Edgar Lungu during his State Visit to India from August 20th to 22nd 2019. Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says Apollo hospital is a 'household...

Minister of Higher Education Dr Brain Mushimba has said that there is nothing today that is not modified in one way or another. Speaking during the tour of the National Biosafety Authority (NBA), Dr Mushimba said that even drought-resistant crops have been...

The government says it has put in place measures to help curb the growing concern of drug resistance among patients. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary in charge of technical services Kennedy Malama noted with concern that cases of drug resistance among HIV, TB, and fungal...

Patients at George Clinic in Lusaka’s Matero Constituency are being sent back by medical personnel due to load shedding. Residents in the area have complained that their relatives are being sent to die at home whenever there is a power outage at the institution. Those talked...

Finance Minister Hon. Dr. Bwalya Ng’andu says the Zambian Government has committed itself to progressively increase the budget allocation for health care services. Dr. Ng’andu indicated that this year, 13.43% of the budget allocation for health care services is for the primary health care needs. The...

There is growing frustration among newly recruited nurses in the country due to delays by the government to put them on the payroll. On President Edgar Lungu’s directive, the Ministry of Health four months ago employed 3,000 nurses who have been deployed countrywide. However, four months...

President Edgar Lungu has thanked the Japanese Government for continued support towards the health sector. President Lungu says the support towards the sector has contributed towards attaining universal health coverage in the country. The Head of State was speaking when Japanese ambassador to Zambia Hidenobu Sobashim...

Children living in Kabwe are still exposed to high levels of toxic lead, 25 years after mining ended in the area, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. The 88-page report, “We Have to Be Worried’: The Impact of Lead Contamination on Children’s Rights in Kabwe,...

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says the successes in the health sector scored by the Patriotic Front government are a milestone and legacy never seen under any other Presidency. Dr. Chilufya says the PF government has built close to 5-hundred primary healthcare infrastructure and is in...