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Minister of Health, Jonas Chanda says the country has continued to record reduced numbers of COVID-19 admission cases. Dr Chanda said the cases are improving from statistical highs of 510 cases per day at the peak of the second wave of the pandemic in January 2021 to as low as 183 cases today. He however, said majority of those admitted are critically ill, and emphasized that this is a reflection of the circumstances in communities and the need to keep observing COVID-19 preventive measures. �...

by Douglas Tilton, World Mission | Special to the Presbyterian News Service The Rev. Valente Tseco is President of the Presbyterian Church of Mozambique, a partner organization of the PC(USA). (Contributed photo) SOUTH AFRICA — After comparatively low rates of COVID-19 infection throughout most of 2020, Southern Africa experienced dramatically increased caseloads in the wake of the holiday season. In Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The country has recorded almost 60 per cent reduction in the daily numbers of patients admitted to coronavirus (COVID-19}isolation centres, Health Minister Jonas Chanda disclosed here Wednesday

Health Minister Dr Jonas Chanda Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says Zambia recorded about 7.1 million cases of Malaria last year with 1,875 deaths. And Dr Chanda says Zambia loses over 700 mothers and three times the number of neonates from preventable causes annually. Meanwhile, European Union Charge’d affairs to Zambia Bruno Hanses has pledged the unions support in crafting an effective communications strategy on the COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking during a virtual meeting, Wednesday, Dr Chanda sai...

The European Union (EU) has mobilized 58 million Euros additional support to Zambia towards the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, the EU had secured 2.7 million Euros, for the procurement of essential medicines and lifesaving commodities towards the fight against Covid-19. This came to light when Minister of Health, Jonas Chanda, held a virtual meeting with European Union Charge’d Affairs, Bruno Hausens, who was representing the EU Ambassador to Zambia, Jacek Jankowski. Dr. Chand...

Health Minister Dr Jonas Chanda speaks to director of health commission Dr Abel Kabalo (l) during a press briefing in Lusaka on February 16, 2021 – Picture by Tenson Mkhala HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says the country has recorded 575 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths in the last 24 hours. And Dr Chanda says Zambia has received US$500,000 from the United States government towards the COVID-19 response. Meanwhile, Dr Chanda says there is no room for fake and substandard vaccines in Zamb...

2021-02-14 14:55:57 GMT2021-02-14 22:55:57(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Video Player Close LUSAKA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The discovery of expired drugs at a Zambian government agency responsible for storing and distributing drugs in public health institutions has brought to the fore how deep-rooted the problem is. The discovery of expired drugs at the agency comes barely a few weeks after investigations revealed that some essential drugs supplied by a local firm to government health instit...

The government has said that it is working hurriedly to increase the supply of oxygen in health facilities to address the high demand for the commodity in the wake of a surge of COVID-19 pandemic in its second wave. Health Minister Dr. Jonas Chanda has explained that the government is intensifying the supply of the commodity which over 70% of COVID-19 patients desperately need in the management of the virus. Speaking when he gave a ministerial statement to parliament this afternoon, Dr. Chanda ...

A boy of Lusakas Bauleni Compound adheres to the masking up COVID-19 guideline - Picture by Tenson Mkhala HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda has announced that the country has recorded 1,514 new Covid-19 cases and eight deaths out of 8,598 tests conducted in the last 72 hours. In a statement, Wednesday, Dr Chanda stated that there were currently 6,886 active cases, of which 6,464 (94%) were under community management while 422 (6%) were admitted to Covid-19 isolation facilities. “Allow me to ...

SWEDISH Ambassador to Zambia Anna Maj Hultgård has warned that her government’s relations with Zambia will not be able to survive if scandals continue to happen in the Ministry of Health. But Health Minister Dr Jonas Chanda has assured her that there are changes at his ministry, such as a new permanent secretary, which will restore public confidence. Speaking during a virtual meeting, Ambassador Hultgård said her government had a zero tolerance policy for corruption and respected tax payers...