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New Report reveals Big Tobacco’s continued targeting of Zambian youth
Multinational tobacco companies like British American Tobacco continue to target youth by aggressively marketing and selling cigarettes near schools and playgrounds, a new study released last week in...
General News
Cholera Outbreak in Kabwe: 68 Cases Reported, Authorities Intensify Response
Kabwe District in Central Province has recorded 68 cases of cholera, with the majority—60 cases—reported from David Ramushu Secondary School in Mine Compound.
Provincial Permanent...
Columns
Ranking Member Shaheen Urges Bipartisan Support to Re-Authorize PEPFAR
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the deadline for PEPFAR Re-Authorization:
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Health
Defence School Of Health Sciences To Be Upgraded To University College
The Ministry of Defence, through the Defence Force Medical Services, has started the process of upgrading the Defence School of Health Sciences into a...
Health
Zambia Intensifies Efforts to Combat Cholera Outbreak
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Elijah Muchima, MP, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to tackling the ongoing cholera outbreak, emphasizing the need for sustained...
Health
ZNBTS Refutes Claims of Contaminated Blood Donations in Zambia
The Zambia National Blood Transfusion Service (ZNBTS) has dismissed recent allegations that donated blood in Zambia is contaminated, assuring the public that all stored...
Health
Free healthcare in Zambia is a possibility, as a health centre in Chibombo treats 50,000 patients
With Zambia’s health sector facing uncertainty due to a review of international funding and support, Anthu Omwe Health Centre in Mungule Area, Chibombo District,...
Health
Trumps Suspension Of USAID -An Eye Opener For Africa
For the next four years, the relationship between the United States and Africa will not be favourable. We must brace for tougher and...
Sports
Red Arrows legends offer support to ex-club coach Mathew Phiri after amputation
A group of former Red Arrows Football Club players on Saturday visited coach Matthew Phiri and offered solidarity.
Phiri, the former coach for MTN Super...
Health
Zambia NGO WASH Forum Urges Enhanced Political Commitment to Eradicate Cholera by 2030
The Zambia NGO Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Forum has issued a renewed call for sustained political will to eliminate cholera in the nation...
Health
Kidney Foundation Zambia Questions UTH’s Ambitious Transplant Target
Kidney Foundation Zambia Questions UTH’s Ambitious Transplant Target
The Kidney Foundation Zambia has raised concerns over the University Teaching Hospital’s (UTH) ambitious goal of conducting...