Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Health

UTH suspends surgeries as Ventilation system breaksdown

The central ventilation system in the main theater at the country’s largest referral hospital-UTH-has broken down. The system malfunctioned about three days ago resulting in...

Firm invests K300m to build 60 dry toilets

THE Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland has pumped K300 million in Lusaka’s Madimba area in Matero to build over 60 dry toilets. The...

Government happy with response to male circumcision

Government has expressed happiness at the rising number of people going for male circumcision in the country. Minister of Health Joseph Kasonde says there is...

Cervical cancer vaccine coming

THE Government is soon expected to bring a vaccine for cervical cancer into the country and will be administered to women free of charge. And...

Government acts to resolve health personnel shortage

Minister of Health Joseph Kasonde, says Government has taken big strides to resolve the shortage of health personnel in facilities around the country. Dr Kasonde...

First Lady calls for affordable cancer care services

First Lady Christine Kaseba has observed that there was need to make more affordable and easily accessible cancer care services in order to serve...

LCC acquires refuse collection equipment worth K5billion

The Lusaka City Council has bought equipment worth 5 billion Kwacha to help in the collection of garbage around the City. The equipment which includes...

UTH embarks on new TB diagnostic method

The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has embarked on a project of evaluating new and practical tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic methods using a loop-medicated isothermal amplification...