Zambia says it has signed debt restructuring deal with China and India
Deals with creditors are crucial to a $1.3bn IMF bailout (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: WomenLift Health Appoints Akhona Tshangela as Southern Africa Region Director
[WomenLift Health] The Southern African Regional Hub will serve Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, the Kingdom of Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 22, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Women and Gender Source Type: news
Zambia: Africa CDC Deploys 500 Community-Based Volunteers to Support Cholera Response in Zambia
[Africa CDC] Lusaka -- Africa CDC, in partnership with the Ministry of Health Zambia, announces the deployment of 500 community-based volunteers (CBVs) across Matero and Kanyama sub-districts in Lusaka, Zambia. This strategic support to the Republic of Zambia aims to bridge gaps in the cholera response efforts and healthcare services, particularly in the cholera hotspot areas, and foster a proactive community-focused approach to public health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 15, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zambia Source Type: news
Zambian Central Bank Raises Key Rate to Almost Seven-Year High
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Cholera Outbreak in Southern Africa - a Multinational Fight
[DW] The cholera crisis has engulfed southern Africa. As cases surge across Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lack of clean water and sanitation continue to threaten lives. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 9, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Central Africa Congo-Kinshasa Environment Health and Medicine Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Source Type: news
Zambian President Calls US-Backed Rail Once-in-Lifetime Break for Nation
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zambia raises hopes it will complete long-delayed debt restructuring
Finance minister says dispute over bondholder deal could be resolved in the first half of the year (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
KoBold says Zambia copper find largest in a century
An extra 5.9 million oz. of gold, 3.3 billion pound of copper, 55.4 million oz. of silver and 51 million lb. of molybdenum were added. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos-backed startup discovers large-scale copper deposit in Zambia
A truck makes its way over the Victoria Falls bridge, spanning over the Zambezi River, linking Zambia and Zimbabwe, in Livingstone, Zambia, on Sunday, May 8, 2022. KoBold Metals, a California-based metals exploration company backed by billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said that it…#victoriafalls #zambeziriver #zambia #zimbabwe #livingstone #koboldmetals #billgates #jeffbezos #mingomba #joshgoldman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos made a bet on mining start-up KoBold
After a year of mining in Zambia AI-backed mining unicorn KoBold has struck metaphorical gold—or in this case, copper. The California start-up hit the unicorn status last summer with the Wall Street Journal reporting it had achieved a $1 billion valuation courtesy of a $200 million investment…#zambia #kobold #kurthouse #billgates #jeffbezos #gates #joshgoldman #goldman #mingomba #kakula (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Crypto Fraud-Accused Denver Pastor Preaches Finance in Zambia Just Days After Skipping U.S. Court
A Denver pastor, accused of crypto-fraud, has been spotted in the Zambian capital just days after he reportedly failed to appear in court. The pastor, Eligio Regalado, said about half of the misappropriated $1.3 million went to the IRS. Denver Pastor’s Assets Frozen The Denver pastor accused of…#denver #zambian #eligioregalado #denverpastors #zambia #lusaka #gloryshiftconference #stateofcolorado #regalado #colorado (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Climate Change Behind Africa Cholera Surge, Top Health Officials Say
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent’s chief health advisory body, has tied the worst outbreak of cholera in three years to climate change, saying adverse weather is raising the risk of this disease faster than in the rest of the world.
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That’s as floods in Democratic Republic of Congo — and across much of southern Africa — stretch already fragile health systems, limit access to safe water and sanitation and force people from their homes.
“Cholera in Africa is a climate change issue,” said Jean Kaseya...
Source: TIME: Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Godfrey Marawanyika / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire climate change healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Southern Africa: SADC Heads of State to Hold Extraordinary Summit on Cholera Situation in Region
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- In some countries in Southern Africa, including Zambia and Zimbabwe, cholera cases are on the rise. In 2023, cholera outbreaks occurred in several Southern African countries, with Malawi experiencing one of the deadliest outbreaks in 10 years. Over 56,000 cases were reported with over 1,700 deaths. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Southern Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Zambia: Zambia Races to Curb Fast-Spreading Cholera Outbreak
[WHO-AFRO] As the cholera outbreak in Zambia continues to expand rapidly, efforts are being stepped up to halt the spread of disease and save lives. A vaccination campaign is currently underway targeting 1.5 million people, including children, health workers and people at high risk of infection in the worst affected areas. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Southern Africa Zambia Source Type: news
Zambia: Africa CDC Support On Cholera Outbreak in Zambia
[Africa CDC] As cholera cases surge in Southern Africa's member states, particularly in Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Africa CDC has been following and supporting the response efforts. In Zambia, a delegation of the Africa CDC led by the Ag. Deputy Director General Dr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, on behalf of Director General H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, conducted high-level engagements with the Zambian Minister of Health, Honourable Sylvia Masebo, to assess the cholera situation and identify critical gaps for continuous support. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zambia Source Type: news
