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Mother and child

WHO supports the orientation of Zambian Members of Parliament on Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development.

The World Health Organization Country Office provided support to the…

How chats on private parts and cervical cancer are helping to defeat the disease in Africa

How chats on private parts and cervical cancer are helping to defeat the disease in Africa

Playing on radios across Zambia this month is an upbeat piano snippet…

Polio vaccination

WHO urges government to ensure that stopping Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (cVDPV) remains an urgent priority for the National Polio programme

The World Polio Day was commemorated in Zambia on 23 October 2020…

(L to R) Ms Diana Nciwa Kolala, representing Honorary Consul to Zambia, , WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita , Permanent Secretary- MOH,Dr. Kennedy Malama

WHO Donates test kits to the Ministry of Health to help strengthen the national response towards the COVID-19 pandemic

Zambia’s COVID -19 home-based care relieves health facilities

Zambia’s COVID-19 home-based care relieves health facilities

Shortly after Zambia reported its first cases of COVID-19 in March…

Preventing mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B

Zambia Joins the global community to commemorate the World Hepatitis Day

To mark the commemoration of the World Hepatitis Day 2020, the World…

The WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita (far right) handing over the donation to The Permanent Secretary at MOH, Dr. Kennedy Malama (centre)

WHO donates equipment and transport facilities to MOH in its continued effort to help the country curb the spread of COVID-19

The WHO Country Office in Zambia has continued working jointly with…

WHO staff supervising activities in the districts

Zambia has embarked on the first round of the annual Child Health Week campaign to protect the health of children and adolescent girls amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Zambia like many other countries has faced challenges of safely…

The WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita handing over the donated items to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kennedy Malama (right)

WHO Donates COVID-19 Supplies to MOH within the framework of the UN joint effort aimed at supporting government to scale up preparedness and response actions.

Since Zambia reported its first case of COVID 19 on 18 March 2020,…

The Permanent Sectretary (MOH), Dr. Kennedy Malama with Representatives from WHO, USAID and EU

Zambia on the road to improving health equity through action on Social Determinants of Health

The attainment of Zambia’s goal of being a prosperous and middle-…