Patients
Zambian coverage mentioning patients, gathered from every newsroom we follow.
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Lifestyle
K6.5bn budget: Are drugs reaching patients?
Zambia has allocated K6.4 billion towards medicines
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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
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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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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Health
Anthrax Patient in Nabwalya Warns against Eating Animal Carcasses
An anthrax patient in Nabwalya has testified about the dangers of consuming meat from animals infected with the disease. Derrick Ntambo, one of the 14 patients currently receiving treatment at Kalimba Health Post in Nabwalya Village in Mpika after testing positive for anthrax, has urged…
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Health
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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Health
Anthrax Cases Hit 21 in Muchinga as Wildlife Deaths Climb to 39
Muchinga Province has recorded seven new anthrax cases, pushing the cumulative total to 21. Permanent Secretary Dr. Tuesday Bwalya says all patients are stable and receiving treatment in health facilities Wildlife deaths have also risen to 39, comprising 28 hippos, four buffaloes, six elephants and…
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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…
