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Zambian woman gives birth without a womb
Zambian Observer
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August 7, 2025
Zambian woman gives birth without a womb! A woman in Zambia whose womb had been removed by doctors nine years ago is reported to have given birth to quadruplets. Zambian Accurate Information reports that the woman “had her uterus removed 8 years...
Zambia shrugs off US health warning after February toxic spill in the Copperbelt mining region
African Mining Market
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August 7, 2025
The Zambian government has dismissed claims of dangerous pollution in the Copperbelt mining region, following safety concerns raised by the US embassy. On Wednesday, the US embassy issued a health alert, ordering the immediate withdrawal of its...
Health Alert: U.S orders immediate withdrawal of its Citizens from Kitwe
Zambian Eye
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August 6, 2025
337 Views US Ambassador to Zambia The United States government has with immediate effect ordered its Embassy in Zambia to withdraw its Citizens in Kitwe and nearby areas due to health concerns resulting from the Sino Metals mine tailings dam...
Zambia Plays Down Health Risks After US Warning on Mine Disaster
Financial Post
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August 7, 2025
“The immediate danger to human, animal and plant life has been averted as we speak today. All serious implications on public health, water safety, agriculture and the environment have been brought under control,” Cornelius Mweetwa, the information...
<em>The World of Debt</em>: “Stark disparities and systemic inequalities” in the world of public debt
World Socialist Web Site
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August 24, 2025
A record 61 countries out of the 193 United Nations member states spent at least 10 percent of government revenues on payments to the world’s financial parasites: the banks and increasingly private creditors, asset managers and hedge funds. The...
Zambia denies health risks flagged by US embassy over acid spill
SRN News
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August 7, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix LUSAKA (Reuters) -Zambia denied on Thursday that an acid spill in its copper-mining region six months ago still posed a serious health risk, a day after the U.S. embassy restricted travel to the area for U.S. officials citing...
Health landscape evolving due to geopolitical developments – Muchima
News Diggers
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August 7, 2025
HEALTH Minister Dr Elijah Muchima says the global health landscape is evolving, with new challenges and opportunities emerging due to recent geopolitical developments. Speaking when UNICEF Country Representative Dr Nejmudin Kedir Bilal paid a...
“ZAMBIA UNDER SIEGE” – NJOBVU …….Slams UPND over Copper Scandal, Loadshedding, Corruption & Rising Hunger
Zambian Observer
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August 6, 2025
“ZAMBIA UNDER SIEGE” – NJOBVU …….Slams UPND over Copper Scandal, Loadshedding, Corruption & Rising Hunger In a hard-hitting national address delivered from the Democratic Union Secretariat in Lusaka, Democratic Union President Ackim Anthony Njobvu...
Pharmexcil asks exporters to implement Zambia's new pre─shipment mandate from October 1
Pharmabiz.com
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In a significant regulatory development, the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) has urged exporters to implement Zambia’s new pre-shipment mandate to curb counterfeit medicines imports into Zambian market. This is...
Coalition for Cruelty-Free Africa intensifies campaign to outlaw animal cruelty
Ghana News Agency
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August 24, 2025
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni The Coalition for Cruelty-Free Africa (CFCFA) says it is intensifying its awareness campaign and lobbying to end and outlaw the dog and cat meat trade, animal sacrifices, and other forms of animal cruelty. In a statement...
The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable
Inside Climate News
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August 24, 2025
Xiaolu Chu via Getty Images China’s rapid, wealth-generating growth devastated its environment. Xinhua via Getty Images Through its Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing now exports this model to poor nations. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images China’s...
Daughter Dies in Road Accident on Her Way to Mourn Father in Zambia Kafue
Face of Malawi
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August 12, 2025
Published on August 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM by Evance Kapito 142 words • approx. 1 min read In a double tragedy that has left the Mulenga family of Shikoswe, Kafue, in deep mourning, two children were involved in a fatal road accident while...
Court Rules Late Zambian Leader Must Be Buried in Lusaka
Africa.com
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August 11, 2025
A South African court has ruled that Zambia’s late former president Edgar Lungu must be buried in his homeland, ending a bitter two-month dispute between the Zambian government and his family. Lungu, who died in South Africa in June while...
MAGISTRATE TOLD 14-YEAR-OLD’S 23-WEEK PREGNANCY COULD NOT BE TERMINATED DUE TO HEALTH RISKS
Zambia Reports
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August 12, 2025
A magistrate heard how medics could not termínatè a 23-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old girl allegedly impregnated by her father, a Zambia Air Force (ZAF) flight sergeant, because doing so would put the life of the teenager in danger. Nelly...
Zambia Needs an Inclusive ‘Statute of Limitations’
Lusaka Times
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August 6, 2025
By Henry Kyambalesa August 6, 2025 A “statute of limitations,” “Time Limitation Act,” “Limitation Act,” “Limitation of Actions Act,” or “Prescriptive Period Act” is any piece of legislation that is enacted by a country’s national or local...
Government Strengthens Vaccine Capability to Reach Every Child in Zambia
Open Zambia
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The Zambian government has reported progress in strengthening national vaccine capability through enhanced domestic and alternative financing, alongside reinforced partnerships. The push aims to ensure every child in the country is vaccinated....
CHAN 2024: Only 27,000 tickets to be sold for Zambia vs Kenya match
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 12, 2025
The Confederation of African Football has restricted the number of tickets to be sold for the African Nations Championship Group A match pitting Zambia against hosts Kenya at the Kasarani Stadium this Sunday to only 27,000. This represents 60% of...
Clinical and Antibiotic Resistance Features for Extended-Spectrum Betalactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Bloodstream Infections and Predictors of Poor Prognosis in Neonatal Patients
Dove Medical Press
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August 5, 2025
Introduction Bloodstream infection (BSI) is a severe and often fatal complication linked to accelerated morbidity and mortality, with an annual incidence ranging from 150 to 309 cases per 100,000 population and a mortality rate ranging from 12.5%...
Travelers warned their suitcase could have illegal drugs in it – even if you bought them over the counter in pharmacies
The U.S. Sun
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August 12, 2025
AMERICANS are urged to think twice when packing certain items in their luggage for their next getaway. Failure to follow the rules in place could see travelers encounter problems at airport security checkpoints. 3 Sudafed, used to treat cold...
There’s need to champion homegrown solutions in health – ZMA
News Diggers
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August 11, 2025
ZAMBIA Medical Association (ZMA) president Dr Kaumba Tolopu says there is need to champion home-grown solutions and interrogate financing models for the country’s health sector, especially with the sudden shift in the financing landscape. Dr...