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
Barrick's Lumwana Super Pit Project On Track for First Production in 2028
All amounts expressed in US dollars LUSAKA, Zambia, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Gold Corporation GOLDABX – The Lumwana copper mine's Super Pit expansion project has been accelerated with first production now scheduled for 2028, Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow…#lusaka #zambia #lumwana #superpit #barrick #markbristow #zambian #hakaindehichilema #malundwe #bristow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
P2P Payments Surge as Firms Pursue ‘Everything App’ Vision
Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments are booming, with transaction volumes rising by 25%. This surge is caused by a growing number of businesses racing into the P2P market, eager to capitalize on global consumer demand for easy and convenient payment options, as detailed in proprietary research created for…#african #mastercard #angola #tanzania #uganda #zambia #mastercardusd #africa #perseusmlambo #union54 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kenyan agtech Shamba Pride raises $3.7M to grow its merchant network
Shamba Pride has since 2016 worked to enhance last-mile distribution for farm inputs and tackle price exploitation and quality issues for farmers through its merchant network dubbed digishops. The agtech has, so far, built a network of merchants (agro-dealers) extending across 24 counties in…#shambapride #kenya #tanzania #uganda #zambia #sav #graymatterscapital #samuelmunguti #techcruch #buynowpaylater (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: UN Concerned By Spread of Cholera to 10 African Countries
[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- The U.N.'s Children's Fund expressed alarm this week about a cholera outbreak in Africa that has spread to at least 10 countries, with the situation in Zambia and Zimbabwe "very serious." (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 19, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Environment External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Water and Sanitation Source Type: news
Zambia Plans New Railway to Spur Trade With Africa ’s Great Lakes
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000
A major cholera outbreak has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000 in Zambia (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Canadian miner Barrick reports higher fourth-quarter copper, gold output
Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp ABX-T said on Tuesday its gold and copper production rose sequentially for the fourth quarter. The company’s total preliminary output was 1.05 million ounces of gold and 113 million pounds of copper in the three months ended Dec. 31, up from 1.04 million ounces of…#barrickgoldcorpabx #barrick #lumwana #zambia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Southern Africa: As Cholera Cases Continue to Rise, Unicef Calls for Increased Focus On Children
[Unicef] Nairobi -- UNICEF redoubles support to concerned governments in the cholera response (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Children and Youth External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malawi Southern Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Africa: Hunger, Drought, Child Mortality in Africa Fall Out of Focus
[DW] From Angola to Zambia: The 2023 top ten forgotten humanitarian crises all took place in Africa, says Care International, and climate change played a huge role. The organization's takeaway: More media attention is needed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Food and Agriculture Children and Youth Climate Environment Health and Medicine Nutrition Source Type: news
Malawi: Lilongwe Registers Cholera Case Suspected From Zambia
[Nyasa Times] A truck driver has been admitted to Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe due to cholera suspected to have been imported from Zambia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 14, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Zambia Source Type: news
Zambia: Govt Asks For Help With Cholera As Schools Remain Shut During Outbreak
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Primary and secondary learners in Zambia will resume school on January 29 - three weeks late - the education ministry announced as the country's cholera cases reaches 7,000 and 273 people are dead. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 10, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Education Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zambia Source Type: news
Zambia: Zambians Laud Govt's Response to Covid-19 but Believe Resources Lost to Corruption
[Afrobarometer] Majority say relief assistance was distributed unfairly. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 10, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Coronavirus Corruption Governance Health and Medicine Southern Africa Sustainable Development Zambia Source Type: news
Zambia: Cholera - Govt Rolls Out Measures to Halt Spread
[Times of Zambia] "We can only defeat cholera if we work together. Taking measures to avoid contracting the disease is our call to action." (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 9, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zambia Source Type: news
