Friday, November 1, 2024

Health

‘Younger wife’ for marital bliss’

The secret to a happy marriage for men is choosing a wife who is smarter and at least five years younger than you, say...

Government to avert cholera outbreak

Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Stephen Bwalya says government is doing everything possible to prevent the outbreak of cholera and other diarrhoea diseases in Lusaka. Mr....

All ART sites should be assessed, accredited – MCZ

The Medical Council of Zambia (MCZ) has threatened to close down all Anti- Retro viral Therapy (ART) sites in the country that are...

Condom ‘rivals pill’s popularity’

The condom has now caught up with the pill as women's preferred method of contraception, latest figures suggest. A quarter of the 1,093 women under...

Conversion of 5 clinics to hospitals advances

The conversion of five health centres in Lusaka district into fully fledged hospitals has reached an advanced stage. Ministry of Health Spokesperson, Kamoto Mbewe, disclosed...

Nurses get stress management centre

Government has reiterated its commitment to improving the welfare of nurses and other medical personnel in the country. Labour Deputy Minister Simon Kachimba said nurses...

Swine flu breaks out in Kawambwa

Swine flu has broken out in Kawambwa district. The disease has been reported at St Mary’s Girls' High School where five cases have been...

Environmentalists slam Mozambique’s planned damming of Zambezi River

The International Rivers Network has released a new report damning the Mozambican project to dam the Zambezi river and build a huge hydro-power station...