Cart is empty Pakistan detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year, officials said Wednesday.
WHO says has raised nearly $4bn through new financing plan
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro that it had raised nearly $4 billion dollars through a new financing mechanism it launched in May.
WHO approves second mpox vaccine
The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved an mpox vaccine from Japanese pharma company KM Biologics for emergency use, the second one to get the agency’s seal of approval.
Businessman back in court for alleged theft of mukula worth K1.8million, plus US$62,000.
ACK proprietor Ackson Tembo is back in court in connection with another mukula related criminal case. Mr Tembo has been taken to the the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing six containers of Mukula valued at K1.8 million. He is also accused of theft of US$62,000. Mr Tembo, 42, a businessman, is facing three counts […]
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Dismissed Zambia Daily Mail photojournalist wins case, awarded K241,871
DISMISSED Zambia Daily Mail photojournalist Starfrance Zulu has won his lawsuit against his former employer. The Ndola High Court has ruled in his favor and directed Zambia Daily Mail management to pay him K241, 871, the amount he had accumulated as defined contributions. The case originates from an incident on April 12, 2023, when Zulu […]
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Speaker gives fugitive MP Emmanuel Banda seven days to appear before Parliament
SPEAKER of the National Assembly, Nelly Mutti, has given fugitive Petauke Member of Parliament Emmanuel Jay Jay Banda seven days to appear before Parliament or risk having his seat declared vacant. In August this year, Mr Banda reportedly escaped from Chipata Central Hospital, where he was receiving medical attention while in police custody on charges […]
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Woman shot with homemade gun in Mpika, police say
A 42-year-old woman of Mpika is nursing her injuries after unknown assailants shot her with a homemade gun. The woman was shot while she was with her friend at a shop in Shanghai Market. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said police have since instituted investigations into the shooting incidents. Mr Hamoonga said Maureen Mwenya of Shanghai […]
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Stop-smoking pill varenicline to be offered by the UK’s NHS
For the first time since 2021, a pill used to help people quit smoking—varenicline—will again be available from the NHS.
High cardiorespiratory fitness linked to lower risk of dementia
High cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with better cognitive performance and lower risk of dementia in the long term, including in people with a genetic predisposition to dementia, show the findings of a study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
A new strategy to enhance gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Researchers described a promising new approach for using gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease in the journal Human Gene Therapy. To improve the efficacy of gene therapy when using anti-sickling beta globin gene transfer, they added cyclosporin (CsH) to increase transduction by inhibiting lentiviral restriction factors.