Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Health

Kapenta more nutritious when dried

KAPENTA, a type of fish also known as small fresh water sardine, has several chemical compositions that help reduce the risk of various diseases...

Mobile clinics debate politicised, says Nyirongo

Outgoing United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident coordinator Macleod Nyirongo yesterday said the procurement of mobile hospitals has been politicised and the debates around...

Sondashi Formula attracts praise

The Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC) is happy that the Sondashi formula SF2000 has been proved useful to contain medicinal value for the...

Sondashi HIV/AIDS Formula goes for phase one clinical trial

New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency, the Southern African Network for Biosciences (SANBIO) has submitted a study design and a report for a...

UTH records reduced measles cases

The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has continued to record a reduction in measles cases. Public Relations Manager Pauline Mbangweta said the UTH recorded only 23...

Citizens urged to look out for measles symptoms

THE general public in Eastern Province has been urged to be on a look out for measles symptoms in unsuspecting patients. Provincial Medical Officer, Dr....

Measles claims 110 lives in Zambia

Ministry of Health spokesperson Kamoto Mbewe says the measles has so far claimed 110 lives from 6252 cases reported since the disease outbreak...

Kanyama residents welcome Sanitation project

Kanyama residents have welcomed a programme on sanitation dubbed Community Led Total Sanitation Programme and initiated by United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in...