GOV’T READY TO EVACUATE KALABA
GOVERNMENT says it is ready to evacuate 2012 AFCON winner Rainford Kalaba upon recommendation from the University Teaching Hospital.
Category: Health
Football Icon Kalaba recovering
THE University Teaching Hospital (UTH) says 2012 AFCON wining Chipolopolo Stars Rainford Kalaba has improved and he is responding well to treatment.
Doctors decry falling medical education standards
THE Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) has raised a red flag over the falling standards of medical training in the country.
Be ready to work in rural areas, Masebo tells doctors
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has urged medical doctors to always be prepared to be posted to any part of the country to work, especially in the under-served remote areas.
Cholera outbreak looming in Kwacha
RESIDENTS of Kwacha Township in Kitwe are worried that a cholera epidemic may break out following persistent of water problem.
Masebo calls for increased support to mitigate effects of drought on health
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has appealed to the United Nations (UN) for more support towards mitigating the effects of drought on the health sector.
Flying Docs urged to consider rehabilitating rural aerodromes
VILLAGERS in remote parts of Mufumbwe have urged the management at Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) to quickly rehabilitate the Mushima West Four and other airstrips in the area to help enhance its operations to provide quality and specialised health services.
Chilufya happy with realignment of NHIMA
FORMER Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya has described as critically vital step to realign NHIMA to its original design and initial purpose as an innovative health care financing strategy to propel the country’s aspiration for universal health coverage.
Kambwili returns from South Africa after specialized treatment
CHISHIMBA Kambwili, who has been hospitalized in South Africa for specialized medical treatment yesterday returned home after he was discharged following his recovery.
Flying doctors carry five operations in Mufumbwe
TWO doctors stationed at Mufumbwe District Hospital under the Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) Mufumbwe Outreach programme carried out five operations which include two caesarian section, one hernia.