? Kabwe, Central Province and Mazabuka, Southern Province The Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI), the nation’s disease intelligence agency, hosted trainings in Kabwe and Mazabuka, from 6th – 10th January, 2025, on the newly introduced Alert Threshold Program, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at improving early detection and timely response to public health threats. This innovation, which will be piloted in Central and Southern Provinces, will utilise data...
Vaccine development is a multibillion-dollar industry, and Africa must position itself to actively participate
On August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in accordance with the International Health Regulations (IHR) (article 12) due to its rapid spread in Africa. This followed the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) declaring it a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security on August 13, 2024. The rapid spread of a new virus strain,...
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...