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US health authorities on Thursday approved the world’s first vaccine for chikungunya, a virus spread by infected mosquitoes that the Food and Drug Administration called “an emerging global health threat.”

By MILLENNIUM REPORTER

CHIKONDI Foundation president, Bishop John Mambo, has condemned the church for failing to play its role of uniting the country instead fuelling confusion by taking partisan sides.

…of campaign manager for Mwembeshi Ward by-election, claims he is too busy with serious issues such as school and working with government to deliver development to Kanchibiya

By NATION REPORTER

SUNDAY Chanda has rejected expelled Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa’s job for which he had been appointed campaign manager for the Mwembeshi Ward by-election in Chimbamilonga in Northern Province.

…to avail names of Members of Parliament who have withdrawn from the process to impeach Speaker of National Assembly Nelly Mutti.

By NATION REPORTER

NKANA Independent Member of Parliament Binwell Mpundu has challenged the Clerk of the National Assembly to disclose names of Members of Parliament who have withdrawn from the petition to impeach Speaker of National Assembly Nelly Mutti.

 …Bishop Paul Mususu, the chairperson of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia cautions against political leaders being allowed to kill the multiparty system.

By NATION REPORTER

POLITICAL leaders should never be allowed to upset the multiparty political system Zambia has been enjoying under democratic tenets nor abuse their short-term power play by violating the rule of law, Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has said.

Never being visited by friends or family is associated with an increased risk of dying, according to a study published in BMC Medicine. The authors suggest that their findings could be used to help identify patients at a higher risk of dying due to social factors, and to develop more effective interventions to combat the increased risk of death associated with social isolation.

A new study, published in the European Heart Journal, is the first to assess how different movement patterns throughout the 24-hour day are linked to heart health. It is the first evidence to emerge from the international Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep (ProPASS) consortium.

New survey data from the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anesthetists (NAP7) published in the journal Anaesthesia shows that potentially serious complications occur in one in 18 procedures under the care of an anesthetist.

A panel of international experts representing the World Health Organization’s Guideline Development Group has updated its guidance on treatments for patients with COVID-19.

A US reporting system designed to detect potential safety issues with vaccines is supposed to be user-friendly, responsive, and transparent. But an investigation published by The BMJ today finds it’s not meeting its own standards.