Health Minister Sylvia Masebo has sounded the alarm over the escalating prevalence of diabetes in Zambia, citing data from the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2021 survey.
Zambia has received 907,200 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Governments of France and Spain through the COVAX Facility.
Health minister Sylvia Masebo disclosed on Saturday that Zambia has detected three cases of the new covid-19 variant, Omicron.
Zambia has made a climb down on its initial plan to force citizens to get the COVID-19 vaccines.
Advocates for National Democracy and Development (ANDD) has cautioned government against forcing and making it mandatory for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema was on Tuesday morning barred from entering the Lusaka Magistrate Court but after a protracted argument with the police, a permission was granted.