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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 Zambia. Speaking during a press briefing, Tuesday, Dr Chanda said the cumulative number of confirmed cas...

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 institutions were of substandard quality after tests were conducted on them. Over 30 drugs supplied by the...

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 said that as of yesterday, oxygen cylinders have been transported to the Copperbelt which has now be...

A boy of Lusaka's 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 start my update today by thanking our hard-working teams across the country for their continued tir...

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’ money. She said irregularities needed to be immediately addressed in order to sustain relations....