Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Health

SFH bemoans low condom use in the country

Society for Family Health (SFH) has disclosed that statistics for condom use among non regular sexual partners in the country currently stands at 54...

7 heart patients operated on under Mutima Project

ZAMBIAN doctors based in New Zealand under the Mutima Project have carried out successful heart operations on seven patients from the University Teaching Hospital...

Swine flu hits Ndola school

The pandemic Influenza A (H1N1), commonly known as swine flu, has broken out at Fatima Girls Secondary School in Ndola on the Copperbelt, the...

Japan grants K174.5m to Mumbwa and Chongwe district health offices.

JAPAN has provided a 174.5 million kwacha grant to Mumbwa and Chongwe district health offices. The money is meant to facilitate the importation of two...

World TB day

World TB Day, falling on March 24th each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of...

UK hands over K32bn Obsteric Equipment to Government

The United Kingdom Government has handed over Emergency Obstetric Care Equipment worth K32 billion to the Ministry of Health. The items donated include operating tables,...

Global Fund gets tough on corruption

Following a recent media report of misuse of Global Fund grants, the Global Fund is issuing the following statement: The Global Fund has zero tolerance...

Government to employ 20,000 health workers

The Government is still searching for about 20, 000 employees in the Ministry of Health to fill up vacancies created by the 2005 strategic...