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COLLABORATION KEY T O ADDRESS HEALTH SECTOR CHALLENGES- ACCESS BANK

Access Bank Zambia Managing Director Lishala Situmbeko has called for strengthened collaboration among stakeholders in the health sector to address challenges of essential medicines supply chain. He said this during the Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia Annual Gala Dinner held under the theme ‘Healthcare and Corporate Collaboration for a Healthy and…

US CDC INVESTS $2.M IN ZAMBIA’S PATHOGEN LABORATORY

The United States government, through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. (CDC), in partnership with the Zambia National Public Health Institute, (ZNPHI) has invested $2.5 million to help establish an Integrated Pathogen Genomics Laboratory in Zambia.  The investment announcement was made at the 3rd Annual International Conference…

NHIMA OPEN TO PARTNERSHIPS- NJAPAU

The National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has reaffirmed commitment to creating partnerships with various stakeholders in the country’s healthcare value chain to promote access to quality health care services. NHIMA Director General Michael Njapau says the authority is cognizant that its agenda of achieving universal health coverage cannot be…

LCC INSPECTS HOSPITALITY SERVICES IN LUSAKA AHEAD OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has commenced inspections of hospitality facilities in Lusaka ahead of the upcoming 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa 2023 to be held at Mulungushi International Conference Centre. Zambia will host the conference on Public Health in Africa by the Africa Centers for Disease…

GOV’T REITERATES COMMITMENT TO DIGITALIZNG HEALTH FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo has reiterated government’s commitment to rolling out Electronic Health Records Systems across all health centers countrywide. The Electronic Health Records Systems will ensure that patients’ details will be entered to a digital platform that could be accessed at any health facility in the country. Speaking…

LUMEZI COUNCIL FIXES HOSPITAL MORTUARY USING CDF

“Lumezi Town Council, through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF),  has repaired the broken-down mortuary at Lumezi Mission Hospital,” Council Chairperson Oliver Mwale has said.” Speaking in Mwanya during the commissioning of completed CDF projects, Mr. Mwale said Lumezi district has for a long time been without a functioning mortuary as…