1,414 Views Barely 4 months after the Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo announced that the government lifted mandatory on wearing of face-masks, Zambia has recorded a new sub-virant of the Omicron Virus which is now called XBB. Masebo says the variant has led to the current prevailing increase of covid-19 cases recorded in the country. […]
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632 Views Zambia has continued recording new cases of Coronaviruses (Covid- 19) with 191 new cases reported to have been recorded yesterday out of 1,943 tests conducted. According to the statistics by the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) yesterday, the country had a total of 769 active cases and 22 out of the active […]
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460 Views Ghana and Morocco have become the first African countries to impose travel restrictions on passengers from China over concerns about coronavirus. From Tuesday, Morocco has banned travellers from China regardless of their nationality until further notice. The foreign ministry says the move is aimed at preventing a spike in infections in the […]
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580 Views An outbreak of Cholera in neighbouring Malawi has left 595 people dead, according to BBC. Authorities have since suspended the opening of Schools in two cities. Schools in the capital, Lilongwe, and the commercial hub, Blantyre, will remain closed for at least two more weeks after the Christmas holidays. The cholera outbreak began […]
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587 Views Livingstone recorded 9 new year babies on 1st January, 2023. Livingstone University Teaching Hospital recorded 8 babies, 4 boys and 4 girls. Among these babies are triplets born through cesarian. One baby girl was also recorded at Maramba Clinic. During the presentation of the gifts to the babies, the mayor expressed happiness that […]
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594 Views The Zambia Air Force has evacuated a newly born baby in Itezhi-Tezhi who has a condition known as Gastroschisis to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka The baby was born at Mutenda Clinic from a 22 years old mother. Gastroschisis is a birth defect where a hole in the abdominal (belly) wall beside […]
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728 Views Photo for illustration purpose only. Thirteen children are expected to be flown to Israel this month for life-saving heart surgery at Save a Child’s Heart Hospital. Save A Child Heart Executive Director Simon Fisher says this follows the renewed Memorandum of Understanding between the healthy facility and the Ministry of Health in Zambia. […]
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1,897 ViewsThe Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia (NMCZ) has with immediate effect closed the operations of Mapanza Institute of Health Sciences in Choma District. According to a letter addressed to the School Director of Programmes seen by Zambian Eye, the council notes that the college was operating without following standards of a training centre. […]
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566 ViewsMember of the opposition and Patriotic Front (PF) hopeful Presidential aspiring candidate Brian Mundubile says shortage of drugs in hospitals country wide is a serious concern to everyone. Mundubile says a parliamentary committee constituted by Speaker of the National Assembly, Nelly Mutti has revealed acutely shortage of drugs and laboratory reagents in hospitals countrywide. […]
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798 ViewsEvery year, December 1, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and to remember those who have died from Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-related illnesses. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever international day for global health. Every […]
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