Friday, June 6, 2025

Health

Zambian maternal and child mortality drops significantly

Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health Permanent Secretary Prof. Elwyn Chomba says maternal and child mortality have dropped significantly over the last...

10 million people in Zambia at risk of contracting Elephantiasis – Health minister

Ten million Zambians are at risk of contracting elephantiasis, Health Minister Dr Joseph Kasonde has said. Dr Kasonde said the mapping that was done by...

Address presence of arsenic in copper concentrate – MUZ

THE Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) has called on Government to engage Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) on the arsenic in the copper concentrates they...

Government developing out of school youth sexuality curriculum

The Ministry of Youth and Sport is in the process of developing a comprehensive sexuality education curriculum targeting youths aged between 10 and 24...

Obesity on the rise in Zambia-CSO-SUN

The Zambia Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition Alliance has warned that overweight and obesity is on the rise in the country. CSO-SUN Advocacy and Communications...

Former First Lady Christine Kaseba urges Government to give absolute attention to health

GOVERNMENT should give absolute attention to health as it is an integral part of every human being, says former first lady Dr Christine Kaseba. Kaseba...

Abuse of mosquito nets worries health authorities

A public health officer in Kasama has expressed concern that some community members are allegedly using mosquito nets for designing wedding dresses. Mr. Morgan...

Government calls for scaling up blood donation

Government has called for scaling up of blood donation in the country in order to save lives of people critically in need of transfusion...