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LUSAKA – Zambia has been dropped from the World Health Organization’s 2026 Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, marking a change in how the country is classified under the international…
By Willie du Plessis The recent launch of the first comprehensive hypertension guidelines developed specifically for Africa marks an important step in addressing one of the continent’s most significant health…
Kanyama Level One Hospital in Lusaka has made history in the country after delivering more babies than any other facility in Zambia, with between 35 and 50 births recorded daily.…
In Lusaka’s Mtendere compound, 68-year-old *Bana Mary is up at 5am like she has been for 40 years. The fire is already going. On it sits a clay pot with…
More than 5,000 African and global leaders, policymakers, investors, scientists, entrepreneurs and young innovators from over 50 countries will converge in Kigali next month for the 20th Africa Food Systems…
Parents often focus on academic achievement, but one of the most powerful influences on a child’s development is something far simpler: meaningful social interaction. According to Linique Hanekom, a speech-language…
LUSAKA, August 2, 2026 – President Hakainde Hichilema has directed that health workers should not use personal mobile phones while on duty, saying the practice distracts medical personnel and compromises…
Health experts in Malawi have raised red flag, urging men to desist from using unsupervised sexual enhancement pills and energy drinks following the reported deaths of at least three men…
By Dr Aaron Mujajati We often think of sugar as just a sweet treat, but science shows it can quietly damage our bodies in ways we don’t notice until it’s…
The President Hakainde Hichilema led United Party for National Development (UPND) administration has announced that it is planning to recruit more than 40,000 additional health workers during its second term…