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National Heart Hospital Receives Stress ECG Machine
The National Heart Hospital has received a Stress Electrocardiogram –ECG- machine from...
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NTH hosts vital community health awareness campaign
Ndola Teaching Hospital brings essential health services directly to the community, offering free screenings for hypertension, diabetes, HIV, and prostate cancer to tackle low health-seeking behaviors and promote early disease detection.
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Chipata Woman Sues Wellspring Hospital for K5 Million over Retained Surgical Swab
A Chipata woman has sued Wellspring Speciality Hospital for K5 million, alleging that medical personnel left a surgical swab in her abdomen during a Caesarean section, resulting in a second operation to remove it. Mwila Kowa is seeking the K5 million in damages, together with…
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Government to Expand Cancer Treatment Services
Government plans to expand and decentralise specialised cancer treatment services to improve...
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Health Worker Verification Exercise Extended by Four Weeks
The Civil Service Commission has extended the verification exercise for applicants seeking to be recruited into the health sector, giving thousands of applicants an additional four weeks to confirm their application details. The verification deadline, which was initially set for September 11, 2026, has now…
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Institute claims Zambia’s capacity to detect, respond to disease outbreaks enhanced
The Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) has said that the country has enhanced its capacity to detect and respond to disease outbreaks before they spread across the country. ZNPHI Director General, Professor Roma Chilengi, said the country had avoided major disease outbreaks in the…
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New data reveals sharp drop in paediatric HIV
Zambia is close to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, the virus that...
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Defence Force Boosts Capacity To Fight Disease
Defence Permanent Secretary MAAMBO HAAMAUNDU says the country has started training military...
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Stop Calling Our Youths ‘Junkies’
Chomba says unemployment, hunger and lack of skills are fuelling youth desperation, as the organisation...
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HIV Hits Young Zambian Women Hard
79% of new HIV infections among young people aged 15–24 are recorded among young women...
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Over 200 Women Start Lenacapavir
The first shipment of United States-funded Lenacapavir HIV prevention medication has arrived...
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US Brings New HIV Prevention Shot to Zambia
Twice-yearly lenacapavir already reaches more than 200 women at UTH By Francis Maingaila Lusaka, Zambia24...
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US Gifts Zambia with Lenacapavir HIV Prevention Medication
The first shipment of United States-funded Lenacapavir HIV prevention medication has arrived...
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Southern Africa truck drivers raise the alarm over worsening congestion at Kazungula border
The Southern Africa Truck Drivers Association of Zambia (SATDAZ) has raised the alarm over worsening congestion and deteriorating humanitarian conditions at the Kazungula One-Stop Border Post, saying truck drivers were being forced to spend days on queues without access to basic sanitation facilities. Association Secretary…
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Zambian authorities quiz self-acclaimed winner of presidential poll, Mundubile, running mate, Zulu
National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) presidential candidate, Brian Mundubile, and his running mate Makebi Zulu are being interrogated by police after being handed over by the United Nations, which had been providing them protection in Lusaka. Police spokesperson, Godfrey Chilabi, confirmed the…
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Kulamba to Get 35,000 Free Condoms
AIDS Healthcare Foundation Zambia plans to distribute for free 35,000 condoms during...
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Ministry of Youth Receives 100 Fuel Tankers
Kinglong Motors Zambia Limited has handed over 100 fuel tankers to the Ministry of Youth,...
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Civil Aviation Authority calls for urgent action to close gaps in aviation weather information
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has called for stronger coordination and concrete action to address gaps in the availability and dissemination of meteorological information critical to safe and efficient flight operations. CAA Director General, Captain Derrick Luembe stressed that reliable meteorological information was not merely…
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Zambia off track on HIV prevention targets, records 29,000 new infections annually
Zambia is off track in meeting its HIV prevention targets, with the country still recording an estimated 29,000–30,000 new HIV infections annually far above the less than 5,000 new infections Zambia had committed to achieving by 2025, authorities have said. Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine…
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Southern Africa: Holding a fragile line on gender equality
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka WITH five years to go before the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals expire, the expanded Southern Africa Gender and Development Index (SGDI) has given the region an overall score of 58%, ranging from 74 percent in South Africa to 48 percent in Angola…
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Hichilema commissions refurbished radiotherapy unit at Cancer Diseases Hospital
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema on Saturday commissioned the refurbished radiotherapy and imaging section of the Cancer Diseases Hospital, which had been closed since 2020. The President said the five-year closure forced government to spend millions sending 600 patients abroad for treatment while thousands more waited. The…
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Girls Inspiration Group calls for stronger mental health support for children
Mental Health Advocates have called for stronger support systems to protect children’s mental wellbeing, warning that digital risks and limited access to mental health services are exposing young people to growing challenges. Speaking in an interview with Lusaka Star, Girls Inspiration Group Co-founder and Executive…
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Lusaka man breaks his ‘package’ during sex, doctors warn on enhancement products.
A 34-year-old man was treated at Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital this week for a penile fracture, a rare urological emergency requiring urgent surgical intervention, hospital officials said. According to LMUTH, the injury occurred during sexual activity earlier in the week. Clinical assessment showed a…
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Zambia Calls for Renewed Global Commitment to End AIDS by 2030
THE Government of the Republic of Zambia has called for renewed global solidarity and sustainable financing to sustain progress in the fight against HIV and AIDS and end the epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. This is according to a press statement issued…
