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Exercise appears to be a potentially effective way of treating premature ejaculation, according to a new study carried out by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).

Analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands suggests that locally targeted pandemic control measures could have been just as effective as national lockdowns, according to a study published March 7 in eLife.

GOVERNMENT has put in place several interventions in various sectors to support attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country.

This is according to the Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane.

Dr Musokotwane therefore appealed for innovative approaches for development financing to ensure progress on the SDGs.

He said this in a speech read by Permanent Secretary for Planning and Administration, Lois Mulube.

 “We appreciate the support rendered to the Government by the United Nations (UN) Family through the Fund in supporting budget and expenditure analysis.

“This included the facilitating stakeholder engagement, a study on implementation of the decentralisation policy with a focus on fiscal decentralisation, development of sector financing plans including the costing of key programmes,” Dr Musokotwane said.

He said the UN family also supported the public expenditure reviews of the social protection sector whose findings fed into the development of the sector financing strategies in social protection and undertaking the 2022 Census of Population and Housing.

Speaking at a Joint SDG Fund event in Lusaka recently, United Nations Resident Coordinator Beatrice Mutali called for a wider stakeholder involvement in ensuring SDGs in Zambia.

Ms Mutali said it was critical for stakeholders to work towards economic transformation for the benefit of the people of Zambia.

She said this in a speech by International Labour Organisation (ILO) Director for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, George Okutho.

“We cannot continue with business as usual in our planning and implementation processes anymore but enhance efficiency and effectiveness of our interventions in addressing challenges to achieve the desired impact to drive the much-needed transformation to improve the lives of the people of Zambia,” Ms Mutali said.

Barely a month goes by without headlines announcing yet another advancement in cancer vaccines.

The finger-up-the-bottom examination for prostate cancer has been drawn into question. An international panel of experts recently suggested that so-called digital rectal examination for “active surveillance” should be replaced by MRI scans.

During the pandemic, COVID-19 control measures in several countries prevented family members from coming into contact with loved ones who died from the infection. This had an impact on cremation practices and caused emotional distress. Researchers from Japan have now shown that, while deceased SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals may be a potential source of the virus, transmission can be stopped by using appropriate procedures. Their research provides evidence for national guidelines.

The Kenya Medical Research Institute recently detected an invasive mosquito species in Laisamis and Saku subcounties of Marsabit county in Kenya’s northern region.

Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia or pAML is a childhood blood cancer, one that has proved confounding to clinicians and researchers, with a high relapse rate and relatively few identified genetic mutations (compared to the adult version) that might explain its cause.

Substantial variation in infectiousness among cases may strongly impact the way SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads in the population, even at the household level, shows a study published March 7 in eLife.

Pelvic floor myofascial pain (PFMP) is not associated with bladder conditions among women with interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), according to a study recently published in Pain Physician.