Finance Minister Dr. Bwalya Ng’andu says the Zambian Government has committed itself to progressively increase the budget allocation for health care services. Dr. Ng’andu said this year, 13.43 per cent of the budget allocation for health care services is for primary health care needs. He said this at a signing ceremony between Zambia and Japan […]
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Govt plans to raise health spending
Posted on 29 August 2019.
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Kapwepwe community to build maternity wing
Posted on 28 November 2016.
THE people of Kapwepwe ward in Matero constituency will not wait for Government to come to their aid all the time but will embark on building a maternity wing at Lilanda clinic on their own with the help of the private sector. Patriotic Front (PF) Kapwepwe 25 councillor Patrick Salubusa said in an interview […]
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K13.7m ARVs expired
Posted on 18 November 2016.
ANTI-Retroviral and other drugs worth K13,750,821 procured by the Ministry of Health have expired and a board of survey has since been constituted to dispose of the drugs, permanent secretary Peter Mwaba told the Parliamentary Accounts Committee yesterday. The committee also interrogated the health permanent secretary over undelivered medical equipment worth K22,701,785 despite the […]
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No expired ARVs in the country – Dr Chilufya
Posted on 17 November 2016.
GOVERNMENT has never procured expired Antiretroviral Drugs (ARVs) as previously reported in the media, Health Minister Chitalu Chilifya told Parliament yesterday. Responding to a question raised by Luena Member of Parliament David Kundoti, who wanted clarification on media reports that Government had procured expired ARVs, Dr Chilufya said the Patriotic Front (PF) government under […]
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‘Dirty’ Levy hospital riles patients
Posted on 16 November 2016.
PATIENTS receiving medical attention from Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital in Lusaka are not happy with levels of hygiene at the referral hospital and have since called on the authorities to address the matter with urgency. Speaking to the Daily Nation, Mr Justin Kabwe a patient said the hospital was very dirty citing the casualty […]
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Minister Chitalu blasts negligent UTH nurses
Posted on 15 November 2016.
UNIVERSITY Teaching Hospital nurses were yesterday blasted by Health Minister Chilufya Chitalu for lack of courtesy towards patients and negligence after a woman was forced to give birth on the floor of the hospital’s reception on Saturday. Dr Chilufya said bad attitudes towards patients did not reflect Ministry of Health’s values and he directed […]
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Lusaka $355m sanitation, water project on course
Posted on 21 October 2016.
THE US$355 million water and sanitation project by the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) in surrounding townships is progressing well, says public relations manager Topsy Sikalinda Mr Sikalinda said there had been continuous reports of water shortages in the areas where construction works were taking place. The project which was funded by the United […]
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11 million Zambians risk contracting Elephantiasis
Posted on 20 October 2016.
By Nation Reporter ABOUT eleven million Zambians are at risk of contracting the deadly Elephantiasis disease, an ailment that causes extreme swelling in arms and legs if nothing is done by government, Parliament heard yesterday. Elephantiasis refers to a parasitic infection that causes extreme swelling in the arms and legs. The disease is caused […]
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Govt to beef up staff at Lusaka health centres
Posted on 17 October 2016.
THE Ministry of Health is working hard to address all the challenges affecting the health sector like shortage of personnel at some health centres. Responding to complaints from some Lusaka residents that some clinics do not have enough manpower to attend to patients, Lusaka provincial medical officer Kennedy Malama said the ministry is dedicated […]
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Lusaka Lions Club members commemorate World Sight Day
Posted on 16 October 2016.
LUSAKA Lions Club members commemorated the World sight week by offering members of the general public free eye care specialist help as well as free medical checkups for various ailments. A check yesterday, at Chawama Clinic and David Emmett Centre, of the Children International Zambia members of the public from different walks of life and […]
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