Saturday, November 2, 2024

Health

Zambezi district Hospital calls on Govt to provide standby generator

Zambezi Central Ward Councillor, Paul Nongo has called on government to provide a standby generator to the Zambezi District hospital to avoid inconveniences when...

Lack of Information on Sexual reproductive health cause of High Maternal-complications

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Representative, Duah Owusu-Sarfo has attributed high maternal complications among communities in rural areas to lack of information on...

Herbalists maintians importance of herbs in curbing HIV/AIDS.

Zambia National Council of Ng’angas (ZNCN) President, Samson Lukwesa says herbal medicines play an important role in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Zambia. Dr Lukwesa...

Malnutrition cases in under-five children on the rise

Government says the country has in the recent past recorded an unprecedented number of malnutrition cases in under-five children. Heath Minister, Kapembwa Simbao, says the...

Stop perpetrating defilement-traditional healers told

Traditional leaders have been called upon to desist from encouraging defilement as the habit was criminal. A traditional healer of Ndola's Twapya township Ward Chiponya...

Company allays fears over malaria drug

Novartis, the makers of Coartem, a drug used in the treatment of Malaria, has allayed fears over the efficacy of artemisinin-based malaria treatments. A spokesperson...

Ministry of Health recommends closure of Choma State Prison

The Ministry of Health has recommended for an immediate closure of Choma State Prison due to the poor sanitary conditions at the prison. District Commissioner...

Septic tanks threaten underground water, Dr Angel Mwiche

Sinazongwe District Health Director Dr Angel Mwiche has disclosed that all the boreholes in Maamba Township were contaminated and has called for improvement of...