News & Perspective
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…
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…
President Hakainde Hichilema yesterday again turned a campaign rally into a jobs platform, telling residents in Chadiza that government will keep recruiting nurses, even as questions grow over whether employment…
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…
Thousands of those who applied as health workers will soon know their fate soon as the government releases the final list. According to a senior government official, the long-awaited recruitment…
Minister of Health Elijah Muchima has implored Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) to use laid down procedures in order to air their grievances. This comes after the resident doctors…
𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒 𝐁𝐘 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝟏𝟗𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟖𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 The Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) issues this statement with heavy hearts and a…
The country today joins the rest of the world commemorate World Aids Day (WAD) under theme; ‘Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response.’ The commemoration of WAD, which takes place on…
Aging is a nature’s call it can not be avoided, it runs across all the wavelengths of human habitation, and as Zambia’s population ages, many families face challenges in caring…