Monday, November 4, 2024

Health

Zambia has second highest incidence of Cervical cancer in Africa

The World Health Organization says Zambia and Tanzania have the highest incidence of cancer of the cervix in Africa. From Lusaka, Zambia, Voice of...

ART adherence failing in Zambia due to lack of food

A regular food supply is vital for people living with HIV as nutrition plays an important role in improving their general standard of health....

Did mysterious illness really originate from Zambia?

Zambian health authorities are not convinced that the causative agent for the mysterious illness is the  deadly “rodent-borne arenavirus” identified by South African experts...

Mysterious illness caused by Arena virus

The disease that has killed three people in South Africa and forced others into isolation wards may be rodent borne, a health official said...

Chinese vegetables under scrutiny for melanine

First it was dairy products and now it's vegetables. There are now fears that Chinese vegetables sold in Australia may be contaminated with melamine,...

Investigation into mysterious disease launched

The Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Zambia have launched an investigation into the...

Mysterious disease originating from Zambia kills 3 in SA

Hospitals in the Gauteng province in South Africa have been placed on high alert following the death of three people from a highly infectious...

Zambia shows malaria control can be effective

The Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa (MACEPA) says there is evidence that rapid, large-scale malaria control in Zambia is achieving promising results....