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A clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy adults found that it was safe and stimulated both antibodies and responses from the cellular arm of the immune system. The Phase 1 trial was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. A non-temperature stable form of the candidate previously had been tested in several clinical trials. However, this was the first clinical trial of any subunit TB vaccine candidate in a temperature-stable (thermostable) form. Results are published in Nature Communications.

A global team of researchers has created an algorithmic tool that can identify existing drugs in order to combat future pandemics. The work, reported in the Cell Press journal Heliyon, offers the possibility of responding more quickly to public-health crises.

By NATION REPORTER 

Police have summoned Sistah Sistah Foundation Zambia the organisers of the LGBT protest which was held in Lusaka recently.

Zambia Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale said the organisation applied for a permit to hold a March-past within Lusaka District to raise awareness against women and girls sexual and Gender Based Violence. 

He said the application was made on February 22, 2023 and the march- past was slated for March 4, 2023 at the Rugby Club in the Show Grounds. 

Mr Mwale said the permit was granted considering that issues of sexual and GBV were on the increase as detected by the Police Victim Support Unit.  

He said as such, this was deemed to be a noble cause by the Police. In the same vain, the same request was made to the Lusaka City Council and the Sistah Sistah Foundation were given a go-ahead. 

 “It has, however, come to the attention of the Zambia Police Service that during the said March-past, conveners exhibited a different agenda from the one whose permit they sort for. The agenda seemed to have highlighted issues of LGBTQ (Homosexuality),” he said. Mr Mwale said according to the laws of Zambia, practicing homosexuality is a crime punishable by law. Sections 155 and 157 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia criminalise same-sex conduct between consenting adults. In addition, Zambia is a Christian nation and government does not champion homosexuality. 

Members of the public are therefore, warned that they should not flout the law deliberately by taking advantage of the prevailing environment that allows for freedom of expression and assembly,” he said.

In a particular case, a bird had consumed 12.5 percent of its body weight in plastic, according to the study.

By MUKWIMA CHILALA

Former President Edgar Lungu has likened the country’s current situation to that of the prodigal son in the Bible who had demanded a share of his inheritance and was granted only to return to his father’s home after plundering his wealth.

In his ecclesiastical message at the Bible Gospel Church in Africa (BIGOCA) yesterday, former President Lungu said people had cried for inheritance and that God being what He was had granted people their wish.

The former President was special guest at the BIGOCA in Matero which is celebrating its 22 years of the existence. 

Former President Lungu was the legal counsel for BIGOCA during its formative and turbulent years. 

“The current situation is like today’s sermon here in Luke 15 Vs 11. People cried for their inheritance, just like the prodigal son. God gave them their inheritance and they have messed up. I will not say much but some people cried for inheritance and God has given them but now they have messed up, former President Lungu said. And in his sermon BICOCA overseer Bishop Peter Ndhlovu said the church was targeting at saving one Million Christians.

Bishop Ndhlovu says their need for Christians to unite and work at saving more lives to Christ. And Bishop Ndhlovu said the church was happy to have former President Lungu in its presence being their former Lawyer who helped it fight its legal battles during its turbulent days.

The former President was accompanied by former Ministers Dr Chitalu Chilufya, Prof Nkandu Luo, Jean Kapata, Mutotwe Kafwaya, Greyford Monde and other senior PF members. 

The monthly opioid overdose death (ODD) rate fell by 30% in Pennsylvania counties that implemented a novel community-focused strategy developed by University of Pittsburgh researchers, according to a new study published today in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

Promoting physical activity and other behavioural support can help people wanting to reduce their smoking to quit in the short-term.

Why are Canadians having problems accessing physicians despite historic highs in physician numbers? Factoring in changing demographics and physician work trends can help with physician workforce planning, according to a new analysis in Canadian Medical Association Journal.

New research indicates that for patients with breast cancer, the cancer’s stage and receptor status can help clinicians predict whether and when cancer might recur after initial treatment. The findings are published by in the journal Cancer.

Pregnant and postpartum people with schizophrenia have a more than threefold increase in the risk of an emergency department visit for interpersonal violence, compared with those without schizophrenia, according to a new study in Canadian Medical Association Journal.