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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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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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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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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…
