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Zambia steps up cervical cancer screening with human papillomavirus (HPV) testing

By harnessing the HPV testing intervention, Zambia hopes to reduce the burden of cervical cancer and save the lives of many women

Zambia has the third highest burden of cervical cancer in the world, with an incidence rate of 65.5 per 100 000 women and a mortality rate of 43.4 per 100 000 women in 2020. Despite being a preventable and treatable disease, cervical cancer accounts for about 23% of all new…

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Tackling challenges to improve cholera treatment in Zambia’s hardest-hit district

Lusaka District has the highest burden of cholera cases, accounting for 75% of all cases nationwide

Imeldah Chulu lives near Matero level 1 hospital in Lusaka District, Zambia. The hospital houses one of the six community-based cholera treatment units in the district, adding to the two bigger cholera treatment centres at the National Heroes Stadium and Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital.  One of Chulu’s male relatives…

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Zambia races to curb fast-spreading cholera outbreak

The rapid spread of the disease and the increasing number of reported cases suggest that the outbreak may be one of the worst in the country's recent history

As the cholera outbreak in Zambia continues to expand rapidly, efforts are being stepped up to halt the spread of disease and save lives. A vaccination campaign is currently underway targeting 1.5 million people, including children, health workers and people at high risk of infection in the worst affected areas.…

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Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1100 cases recorded

Of the five countries, Zambia is witnessing its largest outbreak since 2011, with nine of its 10 provinces affected

Five countries in East and southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1100 suspected cases and 20 related deaths reported since the start of the year. A total of 1166 suspected and 37 confirmed cases have been recorded in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe – where the…

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World Health Organization (WHO) Zambia’s National Capacity for Emergency Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Health Surveillance Systems Project gets €500,000 Irish Funding

600 health workers to be trained in IDSR, national weekly surveillance reporting expected to improve to over 70 percent

Today, HE Ambassador of Ireland to Zambia, Ms Bronagh Carr and WHO Country Representative, Dr Nathan Bakyaita signed an agreement confirming €500,000 in funding from Irish Aid to WHO Zambia for the national capacity for emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and health surveillance systems project.  The project aims to train about…

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    • Zambia’s polio mop-up reaches almost half a million children in 48 hours
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Zambia’s polio mop-up reaches almost half a million children in 48 hours

With the four-day campaign over, it’s time for a two-day nationwide mop-up, a highly critical time for Polio immunisation

Following a Polio outbreak in Malawi earlier this year, frontline health workers in Zambia distributed 4,5 million Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV) to children under five. During the campaign’s last stretch, or ´mop-up´ phase, teams revisited those who were missed, immunising close to 500,000 in the space of two days. “This…

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    • Canada Funded ACT-A Health Systems Connector implementation supports WHO and MoH COVID-19 Response and Continuity of Health Services in Zambia
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Coronavirus – Zambia: Canada Funded ACT-A Health Systems Connector implementation supports WHO and MoH COVID-19 Response and Continuity of Health Services in Zambia

The kind support from the Government of Canada comes at a time when WHO Zambia is aiming to build a resilient national and local health system

On 14 March 2022, the High Commissioner of Canada to the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Zambia, the Seychelles, and Ambassador of Canada to the Union of Comoros,  HE Pamela O’Donnell visited the World Health Organization (WHO) Zambia to learn about WHO’s work and discuss steps and achievements…

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WHO Supports the cholera vaccination campaign in Zambia’s hot spot districts as the country accelerates its efforts to eliminate the deadly disease

Approximately 3.5 million people live in cholera hotspots in Zambia

Although Cholera is a preventable disease, it remains a significant public health problem globally. Each year, there are 1.3 to 4.0 million cases of cholera, and 21 000 to 143 000 deaths worldwide. Zambia has experienced cholera outbreaks since 1977 and the country’s last major outbreak lasted from October 2017…

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    • (L to R) Ms Diana Nciwa Kolala, representing Honorary Consul to Zambia, WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita, Permanent Secretary- MOH, Dr. Kennedy Malama
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Coronavirus - Zambia: WHO Donates test kits to the Ministry of Health to help strengthen the national response towards the COVID-19 pandemic

The donation was made on 20 October 2020 during the COVID 19 national update at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Lusaka

The Government of the Republic of Korea in partnership with the World Health Organization donated COVID-19 test kits valued at $200,000 to strengthen the Government of the Republic of Zambia’s national response towards the pandemic. The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kennedy Malama received the donation from…

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Coronavirus - Zambia: WHO donates equipment and transport facilities to Ministry of Health (MOH) in its continued effort to help the country curb the spread of COVID-19

As of 7 July 2020, Zambia recorded 1895 cases of COVID-19 and 42 deaths

The WHO Country Office in Zambia has continued working jointly with other United Nations Agencies and other partners to strengthen on-going interventions to respond and prevent further spread of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. These efforts include coordination, surveillance, infection prevention and control, laboratory, case management, risk communication,…