Friday, March 29, 2024

Health

Government to investigate rise in suicide cases among youths

Government has vowed to get to the root cause of several suicide cases being recorded among youths in the country. Copperbelt province permanent secretary Howard...

A Japanese Organisation bemoans Zambia’s high maternal rate

The Japanese Organisation for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP) has said Zambia still has an unacceptably high maternal mortality rate despite the declining...

Nurses hail President Edgar Lungu

The Zambia Union of Nurses Organisation (ZUNO) has hailed the election of His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu as Zambia’s sixth president and has pledged...

Zambia needs better health care – Hakainde Hichilema

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema said good health is the basis of a good life and essential for a strong economy. He said that is...

Global Fund gives Zambia US$240 million

The Global Fund under the new funding model has awarded Zambia a grant of US$240 million, which is equivalent to K1.5 billion, to implement...

Don’t politicize Sondashi formula – Lizu

National coordinator for the Sondashi Formula Stanfford Lizu has advised Zambians to stop denouncing the Sondashi formula due to lack of knowledge. Mr Lizu...

Cultural norms blamed for low use of female condoms

Zambia Civil Society Health Partnership has attributed the low use of female condoms by women partly to some cultural norms of some men. Zambia Civil...

Construction of 650 health posts on course for completion next year

CONSTRUCTION of the 650 health posts at a cost of over US$50 million across the country will be completed on schedule next year, Ministry...