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 said there was a significant funding gap of around US$6 million for Malaria case management and commodities.
“Your Excellency, Malaria is still a public health problem in Zambia with about 7.1 million cases reported last year and 1,875 deaths also reported last year. The government will therefore continue strengthening our interventions toward Malaria eliminations in order to effectively respond to changing the epidemiology situation, which has led to the resurgence of Malaria in most parts