Friday, June 6, 2025

Health

Female condoms run out in Kaputa

The Kaputa District AIDS Task Force (DATF) says there is a shortage of female condoms in the district. ZANIS reports from Kaputa that District AIDS...

Maamba resident awarded Harvard Stem cell institute internship

Kabungo Yanick Mulumba, a resident of Maamba, Zambia, a graduate of St. Canisius High School, and now a senior at Harvard University in Cambridge,...

Dr Banda urges Government to implement IHR to prevent outbreak of Ebola

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has appealed to the government to implement the International Health Regulations (IHR) as guided by the...

Government steps up surveillance control on Ebola disease

Government says it has stepped up surveillance controls in all major points of entry to detect any signs and symptoms of the Ebola disease. Health...

Government keen on seeing more undergo circumcision

Community Development Minister Emerine Kabanshi says government is keen to see many men undergo circumcision to lessen the increasing rate of HIV/AIDS. Speaking in Lusaka...

Zambia among first to achieve HIV/AIDs free generation – CDC

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zambia (CDC) says Zambia will be among the first countries to achieve the target of an...

Government urged to extend maternity Leave

Some working mothers in Kalulushi have appealed to government to consider extending maternity leave for them because they are failing to work and breast...

Obesity among Zambian women on the rise-NFNC

The National Food and Nutrition Commission has warned of rising cases of overweight and obesity among Zambian women. Acting Commission Director Musonda Mofu revealed that...