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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Muchinga Province Assistant Secretary (AS) Evans Hichilema has warned Health workers in Mpika district of Muchinga Province to avoid the temptation of pilfering medicines meant for government health facilities. Speaking…
Copperbelt Public Health Specialist, Christopher Dube has called on health practitioners to educate teenagers on the importance of practicing abstinence. Speaking in an interview with ZANIS, Dr Dube said taking…
Minister of Health, Elijah Muchima, has revealed that Zambia records more than 15,000 new cancer cases every year, with approximately 9,000 people dying annually from the disease, despite most cancers…
