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Kalabo hospital to begin screening Angolan travellers for Ebola
Kalabo District Hospital has announced that it will soon start screening travellers between Zambia and Angola for possible Ebola virus.
District Medical Officer Arthur...
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Government strengthens the directorate of Mobile Hospitals to ensure health care delivery
THE Ministry of Health has strengthened the directorate of mobile healthcare services to ensure that it effectively enhances health service delivery.
Health Deputy Minister Chitalu...
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HIV patients condemn ARVs misuse
Network of Antiretroviral Drug Users (NADU) chairperson Danny Lungu has strongly condemned the misuse of antiretroviral drugs (ARV’S) by some people in...
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Tests on suspected Ebola case in Mumbwa negative
A PATIENT admitted to Mumbwa district hospital with suspected Ebola virus has tested negative for the deadly disease, ministry of health acting spokesperson Denis...
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Trucks from DRC stranded at Kazungula Border due to Ebola fears in Botswana
More than 80 trucks coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) going to South Africa are currently stranded at Kazungula Border on the...
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Unsafe abortions costing Zambia $2.4 million per year-Study
A recent study has shown that the Zambian health system would save up to $611,046 per year if each woman treated for a complication...
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Ministry of Health advises the public against unnecessary handshakes in the wake Ebola
THE Ministry of Health has advised the public against unnecessary handshakes in the wake of an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.
Ministry of Health...
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Government urges parents to obtain birth certificates for newborns
Northern Province Provincial Registrar John Chola has implored parents to obtain birth certificates for their children as it is a child’s right.
He noted that...