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Nutrition Commission calls for adoption of orange maize

The National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) in Zambia has called on relevant authorities to adopt orange maize as a diet aimed at improving...

Choma HIV/AIDS prevalence rate rising

Youth Development Organization (YDO) Executive Director Partner Siabutuba has bemoaned the rising HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Choma District. Mr. Siabutuba has since called for...

Suspected rabies break out in Chinsali leaving one person dead

Suspected rabies has broken out in Chinsali district of Muchinga Province leaving one person dead. Provincial Veterinary Officer Kabwe Puta confirmed the development in...

Civil Society bemoans continued low funding to nutrition programmes

Zambia Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance has observed that funding to nutrition has continued to be undesirably low. Alliance Country Coordinator William Chilufya said...

Japan gives Zambia K10 m for expanding cold chain

The Japanese government has, through the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), provided a grant of about to K10 million (221 million Japanese Yen) to...

UTH to carry out 500 surgical operations as part of Jubilee celebrations

University Teaching Hospital (UTH) says 216 patients have so far undergone successful operations out of the projected 500 targeted in the special Jubilee surgery...

No more shortages of drugs next year – Government

Government has assured the people of Zambia that government has put everything in place to ensure that there will be no shortages of drugs...

Kalabo District Hospital runs out of food

Kalabo District Hospital (KDH) has been hit by a critical food shortage for several days. Relatives of patients are forced to supply foodstuffs while...