NO BLOOD SHORTAGE AT UTH, CDH – GOVERNMENT
Government has dismissed reports that there is shortage of blood at the Cancer Diseases Hospital (CDH) and at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka. Acting Minister of Health Cornelius…
NHIMA ADVISES ACCREDITED FACILITIES ON PATIENT CARE
The National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has stated that it will not condone accredited facilities that turn away patients. NHIMA Director General, Michael Njapau, says it is wrong for…
ZNPHI BOOSTS MASS DOG VACCINATION EXERCISE IN CHONGWE
The Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) has handed over 1,020 rabies vaccines to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock in Chongwe District to strengthen the ongoing mass dog vaccination…
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES FULLY STOCKED IN MAMBWE DISTRICT
Mambwe District Director of Health Services, Luwi Kawanda, has reported that the district currently stands at 88 percent drug availability, with all essential medicines, including antibiotics and antimalarials, adequately stocked…
ZAMRA INTENSIFIES SURVEILLANCE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA), says it has intensified surveillance activities across the country, to ensure compliance with the recent medicine recall directive and prevent circulation of the affected…
UTH URGES EARLY ANTENATAL CARE FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD
Health experts at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) have urged expectant mothers to book antenatal care immediately after discovering pregnancy, stressing that early attendance is critical to achieving safe motherhood.…
HEALTH EXPERTS URGE MEN TO UNDERGO BREAST CANCER SCREENING
The Ministry of Health has urged men to undergo breast cancer screening, warning that late presentation among male patients continues to hinder effective treatment and survival outcomes. Cancer Diseases Hospital…
MENTAL ILLNESSES INCREASE IN KAWAMBWA DISTRICT
Kawambwa District Clinical Psychiatry Officer, Josiah Kasonde has expressed concern over the rising number of mental health conditions in the district. ZANIS reports that Mr Kasonde stated that mental illnesses…
ZAMBIA RECORDS 20 NEW CHOLERA CASES
Minister of Health Elijah Muchima has disclosed that the country has recorded 20 new cholera cases and no deaths, in the last 24 hours. Dr. Muchima says that these cases…
ZANOCODA CALLS FOR ENACTMENT OF TOBACCO CONTROL BILL
The Zambia Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (ZANOCODA) has called on government to urgently enact and enforce the Tobacco Control Act Bill of 2025, citing tobacco use as the leading preventable cause…
