Saturday, November 2, 2024

Health

NAC spends over US$207 million in 2006

The National Aids Council, NAC, disbursed over US$ 207 million in 2006 towards HIV/AIDS programmes. This is according to the Zambia National Assessment Expenditure Report...

Stolen medical gloves retrieved

The Pharmaceutical Regulation Authority has confiscated medical gloves worth K457 million in a raid on a shop at Kamwala shopping complex in the Zambian...

HIV/AIDS stigma level still high in Mongu

A civic organisation involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Mongu district in Western Province says the levels of HIV/AIDS stigma ...

Cholera contained in Mazabuka

Thirteen Cholera patients have since been discharged from Ndeke Cholera Centre in Mazabuka District of Southern Province. Health staff at the centre told ZANIS in...

Lusaka records over 330 cases of cholera

Lusaka district has recorded and treated 334 cases of cholera since the disease broke out this year. Lusaka District Commissioner (DC) Christa Kalulu ...

Govt lauded for increasing ART centres in rural areas

A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Mazabuka fighting for the prevention and spread of HIV/AIDS has commended government for scaling up Anti-retroviral (ARVs)...

A Cholera out break looms at Lusaka’s Buseko market

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has been called upon to work with a sense of urgency and without delay complete the construction of toilets...

ZNBT thanks Zambians for donating blood

The Zambia National Blood Transfusion (ZNBT) has this year managed to reach its target of collecting 80,000 units of blood through voluntary blood donors. Speaking...