Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Health

Zambia Flying Doctor Service observes increase in Hypertension cases in Senanga’s Litambya area

The Zambia Flying Doctors Service team conducting health outreach programmes in Senanga district in Western province has noticed an increase in hypertension cases and...

Climate Change-Health nexus: Reproductive health key but forgotten component in the talks

Stakeholders at the ongoing regional workshop on health and climate change taking place in Lilongwe, Malawi have been urged to seriously look beyond the...

SADC gives Zambia US$ 1 million for malaria

The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has released over US$ 1 million to the Ministry of Health to support implementation of enhanced equal access...

Eastern Province Hospitals Report Improved Availability of Essential Drugs

In a promising development, the availability of essential drugs in hospitals across Eastern Province has seen significant improvement. The Provincial Health Director, Dr. Mathew...

Sinadambwe resident appeal for clean, safe water

Residents of Sinandambwe in Chaanga area of chief Sinadambwe have called on the government to provide clean and safe drinking water. Sinadambwe chief representative Clement Chilambwe...

Health kits to ease health facility pressure

Solwezi General Hospital Senior Medical Superintendent Kitanda Sondashi says management is hopeful that the recently purchased health kits will help to ease pressure on...

HIV prevalence among Zambian youth rises

During the commemoration of the 2023 National HIV/AIDS Testing, Counselling, and Treatment Day at the University of Zambia's Great East Road Campus, Vice President...

Malaria cases and deaths unacceptably high in Zambia

Alarming figures have been released by the National Malaria Control Centre, revealing a distressing reality for Zambia. The country is grappling with a staggering...