Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third-leading cause of death worldwide. It is marked by lung damage that is lasting and incurable, leaving lung transplantation as the only viable treatment option. Unfortunately, finding suitable lung donors is difficult. To compensate for this shortage of donors, regenerative medicine is making strides in developing lungs from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), using interspecies animal models.
In a scientific breakthrough that aids our understanding of the internal wiring of immune cells, researchers at Monash University in Australia have cracked the code behind Ikaros, an essential protein for immune cell development and protection against pathogens and cancer.
FORMER Zambia Air Force ZAF Commander Lieutenant General Colin Barry has advised officers to continue exhibiting professionalism and dedication to duty.
General Barry says a strong and committed workforce delivers exceptional results during tough times.
He has also advised ZAF Commander Lieutenant General Oscar Nyoni to lead with humility, inspire with vision and uphold the values that make ZAF a symbol of national pride.
General Barry was speaking during his send off parade at the ZAF headquarters in Lusaka.
Meanwhile, General NYONI assured General Barry that his command will carry on delivering the projects of the Air Force. – ZANIS.
By NATION REPORTER
CHOLERA has continued to spread across the country and has in the last 24 hours claimed 23 lives, bringing the total of the dead to 150, forcing government to convert the National Heroes Stadium into a cholera center as Township health centers are now failing to cope.
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By NATION REPORTER
SOCIALIST Party president Fred M’membe has accused President Hakainde Hichilema of fanning the fire of tribalism, which he fears is likely to cause ethnic and political disorder in the county.
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By NATION REPORTER
GOVERNMENT has announced that schools will remain closed for three weeks due to surging cholera cases.
Minister of Education, Douglas Syakalima, said the schools will now open on January 29, 2024.
The minister said while the government is concerned about the negative impact pandemics have had on the education sector in the past, safeguarding the lives of school communities remains a priority.
“Further, the grace period which was earlier given to grades eight and 10 learners has now been overtaken and all learners are expected to open on January 29, 2024.
Therefore, in order to catch up on the time lost, the first term holidays will only run for one week instead of four weeks, implying that schools will close for term one on April 26 instead of April 5, 2024, and open for term two as scheduled on May 6, 2024,” Mr Syakalima said.
Mr Syakalima said parents should take this opportunity to ensure that they prepare their children for term two even before term one closes, in view of the short holiday time.
He also said during the prolonged closure, all learning institutions should be thoroughly cleaned up, have clean water and sanitation facilities, adequate hand washing points, detergents and disinfectants in addition to the provisions of the preventive guidelines already in schools.
Mr Syakalima said learning institutions should maintain a high level of hygiene at both personal and institutional levels as guided by the Ministry of Health.
Mr Syakalima also said school inspections and sensitisations will be intensified at all levels to ensure compliance to the guidelines.
…as he announces that government shall this year borrow K33.3bn of the country’s GDP
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
FINANCE and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane says Government cannot abruptly stop borrowing, as he announces clearance from Parliament to borrow K33.3 billion this year.
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…the Minister of Mines discloses that all the transaction documents have been signed, urges unions to be patient because government wants the best deal for Zambians
By NATION REPORTER
GOVERNMENT has announced that all the transaction document for Vedanta Resources to take full operational control of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) have been signed and that fears that the giant copper mine would slide in to care and maintenance were unfounded.
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Detecting malaria in people who aren’t experiencing symptoms is vital to public health efforts to better control this tropical disease in places where the mosquito-borne parasite is common. Asymptomatic people harboring the parasite can still transmit the disease or become ill later, after initially testing negative.
A team of researchers from Drexel University and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) studied how different circumstances of preterm birth may indicate the health of the parents and their surrounding community at a geographic level. These findings indicate the need for community-level health interventions that could reduce the number of preterm births. The findings are published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.