The public and stakeholders about whom the New Public Health Order is framed need to know: Coined by the Africa Centre for Disease Control and prevention (Africa CDC), the new public health order is often quoted by countries, Ministries of Health, Institutions and indeed individual technocrats. But what is the new public health order, and what implications does it have on our approach to health security? The Africa...
As your institute mandated to spearhead public health security, we wish to remind the Zambian public that it is time to enhance the fight against cholera towards its elimination. The fight against cholera requires a multifaceted approach that encompasses prevention, detection, treatment, and control measures. Key to this journey is everyone taking up their responsibility, hence the emphasis on multisectoral approaches. The fight requires all to throw targeted...
A high-level four-member delegation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S -CDC), led by Dr Nirav D. Shah, the Principal Deputy Director of the US-CDC in the company of CDC Zambia Country Director Dr. Andrew Auld visited the Zambia National Public Health Institute on 30th November, 2023.The visit started with a high-level engagement with the Director General of the Institute, Professor Roma Chilengi, flanked by...