Friday, November 1, 2024

Health

World Bicycle Relief donates 23, 000 bicycles to RAPIDS caregivers

National Aids Council (NAC) Chairman Bishop Joshua Banda says the high HIV prevalence rate is a national challenge and concern that requires intensive...

Zambia Police to circumcise all male recruits

The Zambia Police Service says plans are underway to introduce a mandatory circumcision policy for all male recruits. Kamfinsa Police training school commanding Officer, Malcom...

Nurses urge MPs to forfeit their midterm gratuity

Nurses in Ndola have appealed to both Members of Parliament to forfeit their mid term gratuity so that the money is channeled towards...

Nurses urged to resume work

The Zambia Union of Nurses Organisation (ZUNO) has called on its members to immediately resume work following the signing of the collective agreement. ZUNO president...

Choma General Hospital operations paralysed as strike continues

Operations at Choma General Hospital have remained paralysed as the strike action by nurses and other medical personnel has continued despite the 15 percent...

RB leaves hospital

President Rupiah Banda who underwent a minor operation in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday for a knee problem has been discharged from hospital. Medical...

Neonatal complications cause 40 % of under-five deaths

The ministry of Health says about 40 per cent of children dying below the age of five years die of neonatal complications, which accounts...

Zambia posts significant gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS

United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for HIV and AIDS in Africa, Elizabeth Mataka, says tremendous progress has been made in the fight against HIV...