Category: Sustainable Development

Preamble In May 2012, world leaders committed to reducing global mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 25% by 2025. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is accountable for nearly half of all NCD deaths making it the world’s number one killer. World Heart Day is, therefore, the perfect platform for the CVD community to unite in the fight against CVD and reduce the global disease burden. Created by the World Heart Federation, World Heart Day informs people around the globe that CVD, including heart disease and stroke, is the world’s leading cause of death claiming 17.5 million lives each year, Highlights the actions...

By Choolwe Lawrence Mweemba, Public Relations & Marketing Officer, Texila American University, Lusaka, Zambia.  Office: +260 97 1269506, Mobile: +260 96 5135213 Skype: pro@tau.edu.zm   September 25, 2018: In a move to encourage quality education for Zambian students, Texila American University (TAU) conferred 82 students with scholarships on Tuesday, September 25th at a jubilant event held in Lusaka. 4 meritorious students were felicitated with 100% scholarship on their entire tuition fee to pursue programs in Health Professions Foundation Program (HPFP). To promote quality education in Zambia, TAU organized this scholarship to felicitate Zambian high school graduates with full and partial scholarships on...

JICA IMPRESSED WITH ZAMBIA’S POLITICAL STABILITY, AS PRESIDENT LUNGU MEETS ITS LEADER – Kind regards, Cecilia Lubumbashi Mulenga (Mrs) Chief Analyst-Press and Public Relations FOR/SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT (PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS) STATE HOUSE Be the first to like. Like Unlike

By Zambian Children Young People and Women in Development (ZCYPWD) Luapula, Zambia – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Food for Peace Office (FFP), in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), has committed over $600,000 to support refugee food needs in Zambia’s Luapula Province. With funding provided by the American people, WFP Zambia will procure 800 metric tons of food, enough to feed roughly 15,000 refugees for three months. Most of the donation will consist of locally-purchased cereals, beans, and peas. The procurement will come from smallholder farmers and local aggregators to help benefit local wholesalers and stimulate...

By Favourite Jenala Kalando in Lusaka CHIEF Nsamba of Lunga District in Luapula Province has urged political leaders to be open to genuine criticism, by acknowledging mistakes as any noted indifference will frustrate nation building, a consequence of collective responsibility. Chief Nsamba says accepting or acknowledging criticism wil created a united community as subjects with dissenting viewpoints will feel part and parcel of all decisions made by political and traditional authorities in Zambia. Chief Nsamba is equally prodding politicians to embrace people with divergent viewpoints as an effective means of all citizens acting collectively in defending the democratic dispensation. The...