Hospitals
Hospitals and clinics across Zambia — staffing, equipment and the care patients receive.
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Crime & Courts
Five Inmates Escape from Lawful Custody in Chinsali District.
By Zambia Reports Reporter Five inmates escaped from lawful custody while on a working party at Chinsali General Hospital in Chinsali District, with three later recaptured and two still on the run. Muchinga Province Police Commanding Officer Lubinda Mayamba says the five were among 25…
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Politics
Mafinga Chiefs Not to Interfere in Mafinga MPS Case
Traditional leaders from Mafinga district have clarified that the visit by three traditional leaders to newly elected Member of Parliament Faith Munthali, who is admitted to Isoka District Hospital, should not be perceived as political. Yesterday, his royal highnesses Chief, Muyombe, Chief Mweniwisi, and Chief…
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Health
COVID-19 kit thieves jailed three years.
THREE employees at Chipata level-one hospital who stole COVID-19 kits worth over K2million at a height of the corona virus pandemic in 2022 have been jailed three years imprisonment with hard labour. The trio, who include two laboratory and biomedical technicians and a driver, were…
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Health
2 juveniles killed, 2 injured in Luangwa road accident
Two juvenile pedestrians have died following a road accident in Luangwa District, while two others remain admitted to hospital. The accident occurred on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at around 18:00 hours in the Chitope area, off the D145 road in Luangwa District. In a statement…
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Health
Yango Driver Helps Woman Deliver Baby in His Car
What started as a normal Yango trip in Lusaka’s Matero township ended up being an unforgettable moment after a yango driver found himself helping a woman deliver her baby inside his car before they could reach the hospital. Bwalya, a Yango driver who is also…
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Lifestyle
33-year-old who didn’t know she was pregnant gives birth
The hospital for what she thought was a medical emergency turned into a life-changing surprise for a US, Columbus County couple. Cierra Bellamy, 33, thought she was experiencing a painful medical issue when her world changed forever. “I was in the car, on
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Crime & Courts
‘My gun was fired,’ Nurse tells court of Shikapwasha’s last words
The High Court has heard further medical and forensic evidence in the murder trial involving the late retired Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha, with a nurse telling the court what the former Zambia Air Force commander said shortly after he was brought to hospital following a…
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Crime & Courts
Baby Dies in Chingola after Traditional Procedure Goes Wrong
An eight-month-old baby has died in Chingola after an alleged traditional procedure involving cutting of tissue beneath the tongue. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Rae Hamoonga says the incident happened on September 22, 2026, around 16:00 hours at Nchanga North General Hospital, and was reported to Chiwempala…
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Health
Surgeons remove assortment of metallic objects from man’s stomach.
A team of surgeons at Ndola Teaching Hospital (NTH) has successfully removed an assortment of metallic foreign objects from the stomach of a 30-year-old male patient. The patient, a resident of Ndola, was rushed to NTH after suffering severe abdominal pain and being unable to…
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Health
Government commissions seven CT Scanners, MRI to boost public healthcare.
GOVERNMENT has launched and commissioned seven Computed Tomography (CT) scan machines and one Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine for use in seven public hospitals. Minister of Health Elijah Muchima commissioned the state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment procured by the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA), with support…
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Health
Five-Year-Old Boy Dies, Five Injured in Nyimba Road Accident
A five-year-old boy has died and five other passengers have been hospitalized following a road traffic accident along the Great East Road in Nyimba District. Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson Mweemba stated that the incident occurred around 07:45 hours at the Mwengelele area, about 28…
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Business
The Economy Is Like the Health of a Human Being: Macroeconomic Fundamentals Are the Body’s Vital Signs
When a patient walks into a hospital, the first thing a doctor does is not prescribe medication. Instead, the doctor conducts an examination by checking the patient’s vital signs. Blood pressure, pulse rate, body temperature, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, blood sugar…
