Health

By Kalobwe Bwalya MENTAL health in Zambia is a big challenge that needs everyone to take a role by carrying out sensitization messages especially among the youths, Ministry of Health...

By KALOBWE BWALYA NEARLY half of all children breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke and about 65, 000 women smoking while pregnant could lead to several life-long health conditions, says...

By Arnel Chitundu THE Centre for Primary Care Research (CPCR) has said deliberate action needs to be taken in order to reduce the rise in Non-Communicable Diseases (NDCs) in Zambia....

By Kalobwe Bwalya ZAMBIA Medical Association (ZMA) has expressed concern over the declining standards in medical education. ZMA Secretary General Oliver Kaoma noted that the advancement in medical knowledge, technology,...

By Arnel Chitundu FORMER Minister of Labor and Social Security Minister, Fackson Shamenda has said the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) should be handled by the Ministry of Labour,...

By Kalobwe Bwalya THE Government remains committed to ensuring that it enacts the Tobacco Control Bill into law in order to protect the people from its harming effects, Health Minister...

By KALOBWE BWALYA THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has warned that Insunko, which is a local form of tobacco used as a psychotropic substance, is harmful to the human body....

By Arnel Chitundu PERSONS with hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, or post-head injury, are particularly at higher risk of having a stroke, a Medical Expert has disclosed. Speaking to The Scoop,...

By Arnel Chitundu ZAMBIANS should abandon a sedentary kind of lifestyle if we are to witness a decrease in diabetes cases in the country, a young Preventative Cardiovascular Health Specialist...

THE Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) has called on the Government to consider affecting TAX exemptions on sanitary products in order to create a fair and just economic environment...