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Zambia Stops Mass COVID-19 Testing due to Shortage of Test Kits

Health minister Sylvia Masebo has announced that the Ministry of Health has stopped mass covid-19 testing due to a shortage of test kits and...

Government insists that priority will be given to health workers currently working as volunteers

The Ministry of Health has maintained that health workers who are currently working as volunteers will be given first priority in the recruitment of...

New Dawn Government will not tolerate corruption in the procurement systems-Masebo

Minister of Health Sylvia T Masebo has warned that the New Dawn Government will not tolerate corruption in the procurement systems at her ministry. Ms....

Continued lack of adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures countrywide is a concern-Masebo

Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo has said that she is concerned with the continued lack of adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures countrywide. Ms. Masebo was...

There is Critical Shortage of Drugs in Public Hospitals and Clinics, PS Kasonka is not telling the truth

New Heritage Party Vice President Samuel Kasankha has challenged the views of Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services, Lackson Kasonka, that there...

Covid-19 killed over 3,300 people in Zambia last year

3,346 people died in 2021 from COVID-related complications, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo has announced. The death toll was from the 236,958 COVID-19 cases recorded. Ms. Masebo...

Zambia records 3,907 new COVID-19 cases out of 11,925 tests conducted

Zambia has in 24 hours recorded 3,907 new confirmed Covid-19 cases out of the 11,925 tests conducted, reflecting a positivity rate of 33 percent. The...

Poor turnout for COVID-19 jabs has characterized health centers in Lusaka

Poor turnout has characterized some health centers in Lusaka following the commencement of administering of booster vaccines and vaccination of children aged 12 years...