Health Senegal midwives go on trial in Louga over pregnant woman’s deathMichael KaumbaMay 6, 2022 May 6, 2022BBC-Six midwives have gone on trial in Senegal following the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child in a public hospital in...040200 Continue reading
Health Southern Province receives medical suppliesMichael KaumbaApril 21, 2022Zanis-Southern Province has received 30 tonnes of emergency medical supplies meant to cushion the shortage of essential drugs in hea...031200 Continue reading
Health South Africa to bin more than 90,000 Pfizer jabMichael KaumbaMarch 31, 2022BBC-South Africa is to dispose of more than 90,000 Pfizer Covid vaccines at the end of this month, when they are due to expire. It i...035900 Continue reading
Health SA scientists make Covid vaccine using Moderna dataJoshua JereFebruary 4, 2022(BBC) Scientists in South Africa have produced a copy of the Moderna Covid vaccine, raising the prospect of wider access to jabs in...039500 Continue reading
Health South Africa says Omicron may have peakedMichael KaumbaDecember 31, 2021BBC-South Africa has lifted overnight curfew rules, with officials saying the country may have passed the peak of its fourth wave of...021200 Continue reading
GlobalHealth South Africa’s president tests positive for CovidMichael KaumbaDecember 13, 2021BBC-South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being treated for mild symptoms. Mr Ramaphosa s...027000 Continue reading
Health Sufficient supply of drugs a priority-MaseboMichael KaumbaDecember 8, 2021ZANIS-Health Minister SYLVIA MASEBO has assured that the United Party for National Development -UPND-Administration will prioritize...046500 Continue reading
Health SWEDEN TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING HEALTH SECTORJoshua JereNovember 10, 2021 November 10, 2021 The Swedish Government has pledged its continued support to Zambia’s health sector. Swedish Ambassador to Zambia ANNA M...038200 Continue reading
Health South Sudan to circumcise 1.5m men in HIV campaignJoshua JereSeptember 7, 2021(BBC) A project to circumcise 1.5 million South Sudanese men aged from 15 to 49 has been launched in the country in order to reduce...047900 Continue reading
Health South Africa detects new coronavirus variantJoshua JereAugust 31, 2021(BBC) Researchers are monitoring a new coronavirus variant found in South Africa. The C.1.2, which has multiple mutations, has not y...048300 Continue reading