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Government defends the microbicide gel clinical trials

Government has defended the microbicide gel clinical trials in which 46 women out of 1,332 volunteers in Mazabuka District contracted HIV due to failed...

Former Chimala Mission Hospital surgeon, Dr. Henry Farrar has died.

Dr. Henry Farrar, a pioneering medical missionary in Africa, died Feb. 22 in a Nashville, Tenn., hospital. He was 83. Six days before his death,...

Lusaka Records 18 Cholera Cases

The Ministry of Health has so far recorded 18 suspected cholera cases in Lusaka. Ministry of Health Spokesperson Kamoto Mbewe who disclosed this to ZANIS...

Zambia Red Cross ready to respond to flood disasters

The Zambia Red Cross Society (ZRCS) says it has the capacity to offer temporal accommodation and food to people who have lost their houses...

Ministry of Health to establish ultrasound training center – Dr. Mtonga

The Ministry of Health is in the process of establishing an ultrasound training centre at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH). Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Velepi...

Cholera claims one life in Sinazongwe

One person has died of cholera and four others have been admitted to Sinamalima Clinic in Malima area in Sinazongwe District. Malima Ward Councilor...

Copperbelt records more than 70 cases of cholera

Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Ville Lombanya says the province has recorded more than 70 cases of cholera from Chililabombwe and Kitwe districts this season while...

Sex reports during trials regrettable – MDP official

Microbicide Development Programme (MDP), Mazabuka Community Liason Officer, Kennedy Mundia has described as unfortunate claims by a Microbicide participant that women were subjected to...