HEALTH Zambia,China sign deal to establish a $37m Cholera vaccine plant Joshua JereOctober 7, 2024 October 7, 2024 By Joy Nyambe Zambia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China to establish the country’s first cholera vaccine manu... 063800
HEALTH ‘These are people in the prime of life’: The worrying puzzle behind the rise in early-onset cancer Arnold TutuOctober 6, 2024 (BBC) There are rising cases of breast, colorectal and other cancers in people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. What is going on? Over the... 070700
HEALTH Probe into illegal distribution of health kits launched Joshua JereOctober 4, 2024 October 4, 2024 Investigations have been launched into an incident where a Zambia Medicines and Medical Suppliers Agency -ZAMMSA- distribution truck... 01.1K00
HEALTH WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis Arnold TutuOctober 4, 2024 (BBC) The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known... 01K00
FOREIGN NEWSHEALTH Porridge recalled after three children die in South Africa Arnold TutuSeptember 30, 2024 (BBC) An instant porridge has been withdrawn from sale in South Africa after three young children died reportedly after eating it. P... 01.8K00
HEALTH Increasing number of cancer cases in children worrying -Lishimpi Joshua JereSeptember 29, 2024 Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary -Technical Services, KENNEDY LISHIMPI has expressed concern over the increasing number... 070400
HEALTH Zambia has 80 percent resistance to commonly used antibiotics-Muchima Joshua JereSeptember 28, 2024 Health Minister ELIJAH MUCHIMA says Zambia is among countries that have had high resistance to some commonly used antibiotics and ot... 066300
HEALTH HH commissions Mambwe District Hospital Arnold TutuSeptember 22, 2024 By Masauso Mkwayaya President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA has commissioned the 80 bed capacity Mambwe District Hospital. President HICHILEMA... 051200
HEALTHLOCALPOLITICS Illegal structures demolished Arnold TutuSeptember 21, 2024 By Cecilia Zyambo Some illegal structures in Lusaka’s Kanyama Constituency have been demolished by the Zambia National Service... 051600
HEALTH Govt spends $1.1m for Measles-Rubella Country wide vaccination campaign Joshua JereSeptember 20, 2024 By Honester Mshoka The government has disbursed 1.1 million United States Dollars towards the 2024 Measles-Rubella Country wide Vac... 080600