Hospitals
Hospitals and clinics across Zambia — staffing, equipment and the care patients receive.
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Health
UTH runs out of male ward beds, temporarily accommodates men in female ward
THE University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Adult Hospital has run out of bed spaces in the male ward, forcing some male patients to be temporarily accommodated in sections of the female ward. However, the hospital has clarified that this is only a temporary measure taken under…
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Health
Kasambo Moves to Boost Maternal Care in Mpongwe
Mpongwe West Member of Parliament Emmanuel Kasambo has pledged to overhaul maternal healthcare support at Mpongwe Mission Hospital, following concerns over the facility’s limited capacity to accommodate expectant mothers. Mr Kasambo says the hospital currently has capacity to accommodate only two women per month, a…
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Health
UTH conducts three kidney transplants in three days
THE University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Adult Hospital has successfully completed three kidney transplants in three days, from November 19 to 21, bringing the total number of transplants performed this year to 11. The three-day kidney transplant camp, conducted in partnership with the American College of…
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Health
UTH not mixing male and female patients says Dr Muchima.
MINISTER of Health Elijah Muchima has dismissed as false claims suggesting that the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH) Adult Hospital is accommodating both male and female patients in one ward due to limited space. Speaking when he made an impromptu visit to the facility to ascertain…
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Health
Syphilis Fight Taken into Communities
Health Ministry says hospital-based interventions alone cannot stop rising infections as Zambia launches Stop Syphilis...
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Health
UTH urges men to break the silence on erectile problems, seek early treatment
THE University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Adult Hospital is calling on men struggling with persistent erectile problems to step forward and seek medical help. Senior Registrar Dr Hosea Siame said some men continue to suffer in silence, unaware that advanced and confidential treatment for erectile dysfunction…
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Health
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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Health
Pope Leo Xiv Undergoes Successful Lung Surgery
Pope Leo XIV has undergone successful thoracic surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, with doctors confirming...
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Health
Health Minister Tours UTH with Call for Improved Care and Service
Health Minister, ROMA CHILENGI has directed the University Teaching Hospitals -UTH- Management...
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Health
Cholera: 55 new cases, 1 death recorded
Zambia records 55 new cholera infections and one death in 24 hours, as the cumulative case count rises to 874 with 74 patients currently hospitalised.
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Lifestyle
Scottish charity walker completes Livingstone-Mwami journey
Scottish charity walker Chris Faldom has reached Mwami Border, completing a journey from Livingstone undertaken to raise funds for St Francis Mission Hospital in Katete District.
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Business
Pearl of Health Gynaecologist in sexual misconduct accusation
A TOP Gynaecologist at Lusaka’s Pearl of Health hospital has found himself at the centre of grave allegations of professional misconduct that involve him attempting
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Business
Government opens tourism campus in Livingstone, urges youths to grab tourism skills
TOURISM Minister Rodney Sikumba has opened the Livingstone satellite campus of the Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies (ZITHS), urging young people to take
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Health
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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Africa & World
US death row inmate survives execution attempt after two lethal injections
Tennessee death-row inmate Christa Pike has been taken to hospital after two doses of a lethal drug failed to kill her during an attempted execution, according to her lawyer.
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Business
ZRA donates seized cooking oil
JOHN CHAAMBWA Lusaka ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) has donated 1,200 units of 20-litre cooking oil seized from smugglers to various hospitals and charitable institutions in Lusaka. The cooking oil, which was declared fit for human consumption by the Lusaka City Council public health unit, was…
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Health
Meningitis hits Mwense School, two learners dead.
THE Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of meningitis at Mwense Secondary School in Luapula Province, which has so far claimed two lives. Minister of Health Elijah Muchima said 17 patients are currently admitted at Mwense and Mansa General hospitals. Dr Muchima said the…
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Africa & World
Pope Leo Xiv Undergoes Successful Lung Surgery
Pope Leo XIV has undergone successful thoracic surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, with doctors confirming a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma following examination of tissue removed during the operation. According to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office, surgeons removed the lower lobe of…
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Crime & Courts
UTH sued after surgical swab goes wrong
GRACE CHAILE Lusaka A LUSAKA woman has sued the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH) demanding more than K700,000, after a surgical swab was allegedly left in her abdomen during a caesarean section, causing permanent infertility. Vera Mwanda is seeking damages for negligence, psychiatric injury and psychological…
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Sport
FAZ Mourns Former Copper Queens Coach Bruce Mwape
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has announced the death of former Copper Queens coach Bruce Mwape. He was 67. FAZ said Mwape died at Nchanga South Mine Hospital in Chingola after a short illness. FAZ President Keith Mweemba described the death as a “huge…
