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Health Minister Dr. Jonas Chanda says Zambia has been allocated doses of the Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine in addition to the COVAX facility. Speaking during the routine COVID 19 briefing, Health minister Dr. Chanda said the government through the Ministry of Health continues to explore additional options for vaccine acquisition through the three-pillar strategy and it recently received communication from the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) established by the African Union indicating that Zambia has been allocated doses of the Johnson and Johnson’s in addition to the C...

2021-03-15 14:55:35 GMT2021-03-15 22:55:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English LUSAKA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Zambia has started demanding a valid negative SARS-CoV-2 certificate for any visitors to the country, its health ministry said on Monday. The southern African nation has started demanding the certificate which should not be older than 72 hours failure to which travelers will be tested at the points of entry. "As the pandemic continues to revolve across the globe and closer to home, our points of entry remain on high alert, with screening and testing heightened, despite the reduced numbe...

Lusaka - Zambia: Minister of Health, Jonas Chanda is saddened by some online and social media reports purporting that Zambia does not have the capacity to store the

Some PF Ndola District officials have accused Health Minister Jonas Chanda of bulldozing his way by awarding more health projects to his Bwana Mkubwa constituency. Over the weekend, Dr Chanda officiated at a ground breaking ceremony for the upgrading of Kaloko mini-hospital in Bwana Mkubwa. The project becomes the fourth mega health related project to be commissioned in Bwana Mkubwa after Dr Chanda diverted two other projects that were earmarked for Chifubu and Kabushi constituencies. The development has upset some officials from the PF Ndola District Executive Committee who have accused Dr C...

Minister of Health, Jonas Chanda says the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIMA) will make treatment of medical conditions that require expensive medical procedures to be affordable for ordinary Zambians. Speaking when he visited Kamuchanga District Hospital in Mufulira District, Dr. Chanda said NHIMA will protect citizens from going bankrupt due to sudden illness that requires expensive medical procedures. He said in the past, citizens had to sell houses and other properties to enable them to afford medical care due to lack of insurance. The Minister said NHIMA will directly benefit patien...