Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Health

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...

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...

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...

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...

Government urges Police officers to go for VCT

Government has urged the Zambia Police service personnel go for Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for them to know their HIV/AIDS status so that...

Village women shun male midwife, prefer to give birth at home

EXPECTANT mothers in Chief Nabwalya’s area are shunning Nabwalya Health Centre and delivering at home because there is only one qualified male midwife at...

Ministry of Health sets Masala Clinic in Ndola as the quarantine centre for Ebola

THE Ministry of Health on the Copperbelt has set Masala Clinic in Ndola as the quarantine centre for Ebola in an event that a...

3 month old baby boy dies after being given Kachasu by his father

A 3 month old baby of Fungu village in Chipili district named Justine Nkunta junior has died after allegedly being given kachasu, a highly...