Zambia News

Lusaka, 25 January 2017 - The WHO Country Office in Zambia is conducting the last in the series of workshops aimed at orienting senior managerial, finance and technical staff of the Ministry of Health on WHO’s business rules from 19 - 27 January 2017.

Lusaka, 8 March 2017 - Blood transfusion is a potentially life-saving medical intervention. Blood products such as clotting factors and immunoglobulins are designated by WHO as essential medicines. The World Health Assembly (WHA) 63.12 resolution of 2010 highlighted concerns about the unequal access to blood products, especially plasma-derived products, which may result in needy patients, including those with severe congenital and acquired disorders, failing to have access to quality and safe transfusion services.

Lusaka, 14 March 2017 - Zambia acceded to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) on 23rd May 2008. The Public Health Act of 1992 provides the legal framework for tobacco control in the country. It bans sales of tobacco to minors, prohibits smoking in public places, and bans advertisements in the mass media. Subsequent improvements to this law have been made including the Statutory Instrument 39 of 2008 which bans smoking in public places. However, challenges have been faced in the enforcement of tobacco control laws.

Lusaka, 12 April 2017 - The World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health conducted a joint meeting for orientation of senior officials from the Ministry of Health, central hospitals, University Teaching Hospitals, statutory bodies and National Professional Officers from WHO on Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

Lusaka, 13 April 2017 - The government of the Republic of Zambia has called for increased investment in mental health and the integration of services at primary health care facilities in response to the need for people with depression to seek and get help. Speaking at the official launch of the World Health Day 2017 which was commemorated under the theme “Depression, Let’s talk”, the District Commissioner for Ndola District, Mr.

Lusaka, 26 April 2017 – On 25 April 2017, which is the World Malaria Day, the government of the Republic of Zambia launched the National Malaria Elimination Strategy 2017-2021 and rebranded the National Malaria Control Centre to be the National Malaria Elimination Centre. The Minister of Health, Honourable Chitalu Chilufya who represented the President of the Republic of Zambia, His Excellency, Mr.

Lusaka, 17 May 2017 – The government of the Republic of Zambia is determined to continue investing in infrastructure to support various sporting activities and healthy living for the population. The President of the Republic of Zambia, His Excellency, Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu said this when he officially launched the second edition of the National Health Week in Zambia on 2 May 2017 in Lusaka.

Lusaka – 22 May 2017 – In its continued efforts to support the Ministry of Health to deliver efficient health care services to the people of Zambia and to strengthen the capacity to respond to health threats, the WHO Country Office donated emergency medical supplies and assorted medical equipment to the Ministry of Health on 18 May 2017.