Health
DIALYSIS CRISIS: HEALTH MINISTER JONAS CHANDA ACTS
By FLAVOR KANUNGO FOLLOWING a high mortality rate among renal patients, Health minister, Jonas Chanda has given a stern directive...
VACCINATION DOESN’T MEAN RELAXATION
By Dr Mbuyi Masuwa On April 14, 2021 Health Minister Dr Jonas Chanda launched the country’s vaccination programme against Covid-19. ...
ZAMBIA RISKS IMPORTING COVID-19
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU ZAMBIA risks importing new Covid-19 cases as the pandemic has remained rife in many parts of the world. The country...
LIVINGSTONE TARGETS TO VACCINATE 600 DOGS
By ANDREW MUKOMA ZAMBEZI Animal Welfare Services (ZAWS) and the Livingstone City Council (LCC) have partnered to embark on a dog vaccination...
PRESIDENT LUNGU CALLS FOR STRONG HEALTH SYSTEMS
By PRISCA LUMINGU PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has urged African leaders to focus on building healthcare capacity and train more healthcare...
ZAMBIA INTENT ON ELIMINATING MALARIA- JONAS CHANDA
By KALOBWE BWALYA ABOUT 3.4 million structures were sprayed during the 2020 indoor residual campaign spraying season, while seven...
Over 14, 000 get Covid-19 jab
By NATION REPORTER A TOTAL of 14, 012 persons have been vaccinated countrywide, Health Minister Jonas Chanda has said. Dr Chanda said...
VACCINES BENEFITS OUTWEIGH RARE NEGATIVE EFFECTS, SAYS...
By SIMON MUNTEMBA THE benefits of the COVID19 vaccination far outweigh any negatives such as formation of blood clots, which are rare...
ARV SHORTAGE LOOMING
By NATION REPORTER An impending shortage of critical first line anti-retroviral drugs may place the lives of more than 70,000 patients...
‘NO VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS RECORDED SO FAR’
By KETRA KALUNGA THERE are no major side effects recorded since the roll out of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, Health Permanent...
‘DON’T DROP GUARD BECAUSE OF VACCINE’
ZAMBIANS should not drop their guard against Covid-19 following the commencement of vaccination, says Health Permanent Secretary Technical...
Covid-19 vaccine messages interpreted in local languages
By SANFROSSA MANYINDA GOVERNMENT says it has made headway in the development of messages for the public, with the information materials...
Zambia allocated doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines
By KETRA KALUNGA ZAMBIA has been allocated doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines, Minister of Health, Jonas Chanda has said. Dr...
Lungu ready for the first Covid-19 jab
By SIMON MUNTEMBA I STAND ready to take the first jab of Covid-19 vaccine as a way of clearing the myth surrounding it, President...
Govt acts to reduce maternal deaths
By SANFROSSA MANYINDA THE construction of primary health care facilities across the country will reduce maternal deaths and take health...
