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Government asked to emulate other African nations on shisha ban

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged the Nigerian government to take a cue from nations that have banned the...

admin - January 11, 2018

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Cholera: Passport offices closed as Namibia bans food imports from Zambia

The Namibian government on Thursday, January 11, 2018 provisionally banned the import of all perishable food, fish, fruits, unprocessed food and water from neighbouring...

admin - January 11, 2018

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Zambia records 95 new cholera cases

Zambia has recorded 95 new cholera cases in the last 24 hours, with Lusaka, the country’s capital recording 83 of the cases, health authorities...

admin - January 10, 2018

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Zambia suspends passport issuance in capital due to cholera outbreak

The Zambian Government on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 placed a temporary suspension on issuance of passports and national identity cards in Lusaka, the country’s...

admin - January 9, 2018

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Chinese-produced HIV, Hepatitis vaccines receive WHO prequalification

Two Chinese-produced vaccines, a Bivalent Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine (BOPV) and a Hepatitis “A” Vaccine (HAV), have received prequalification by the WHO. The move indicates that...

admin - January 9, 2018

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Zambia declares curfew in Lusaka slum struck by cholera

The Zambian Government has declared a curfew in a poor Lusaka township badly affected by a cholera outbreak that has killed 58 people across...

admin - January 8, 2018

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Harmattan: Protect children from cold – Paediatrician

Dr Juliet Ochi of the Paediatrics Department, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), has advised parents to protect their children from cold as harmattan...

admin - January 7, 2018

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Zambia cholera outbreak may hurt economic prospect – Analysts

Authorities in Zambia should quickly put in place adequate measures to contain a cholera outbreak as prolonged outbreak might have negative implications on the...

admin - January 5, 2018

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