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Zambia Is Prepared To Handle Any Possible Outbreak Of Ebola-Dr Kasonde
• UNITED States of America (USA) President Barack Obama (left) and First Lady Michelle (far right) with Vice-President Guy Scott and his wife Charlotte, in the Blue Room during a US -Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House on Tuesday. Picture courtesy of the White House.
Vice Preisdent Guy Scott says Zambia is committed to maintaining science and research as a bedrock for all health programming and policy formulation.
Speaking during talks on investing in health in Africa at the US-Africa Summit here yesterday, Dr Scott said science and research is the basis upon which quality health can be achieved.
Dr Scott said Government has adopted the vision to provide equity of access to quality health services as close to the family as possible.
He said the realisation of this vision would be difficult without the country promoting research and using research findings to improve targeting and selection of appropriate interventions to improve the lives of the people.
The Vice-President said Government set up the Tropical Diseases Research Centre (TDRC) to be the main centre of health-related research.
He also said the country is in the process of setting up a national health research authority to regulate and coordinate all health-related research.
Dr Scott also said efforts to promote research have been amply rewarded in many ways.
He said Zambia has conducted a research in malaria treatment which has led to national policy changes in treatment of malaria from Chloroquine to Artemisinin Combination-based Therapy (ACT).
Dr Scott also said a cluster-randomised trial in Zambia showed that the provision of ART in maternal child healthcare facilities nearly doubled the uptake of ART by pregnant women.
And Minister of Health Joseph Kasonda told journalists that the world is looking forward to seeing Africa as a big participant in the area of science and research.
He also said though the meeting discussed HIV and maternal health, among other issues, much emphasis was placed on the Ebola virus and lessons learnt from it.
Dr Kasonde said the message coming out of the event was the need for countries to be prepared in the event of an outbreak of the Ebola disease.
The minister assured that Zambia is prepared to handle any possible outbreak of Ebola.
He said personnel at ports of entry are on the lookout for symptoms of the virus and immediately quarantine any individuals suspected of being contaminated with the deadly disease.
Dr Kasonde also said the United States is impressed with anti-retroviral therapy (ART) uptake in Zambia.
He said there were so many limits by the World Health Organisation on when one should be put on ART.
The health minister said Zambia initially started ART when an individual’s CD4 count was about 350 but has since moved to 500.
He said Zambia later started immediately putting anyone found HIV-positive on treatment regardless of their CD4 count.
Dr Kasonde said this resulted in having less infections and thereby making it possible to have an AIDS-free generation.
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mj banda
August 7, 2014 at 6:06 pm
What’s happening with our President? Are we still being ruled by colonialist? If our president has failed or is sick and can’t perform, then he should resign cos its too much of rumours
immigrant
August 8, 2014 at 9:02 am
Govt should outline what preventative measures they are/have taken against ebola outbreak!
UMWAUME
August 7, 2014 at 6:17 pm
Ba Banda tekanyeni. Go Scott go. You represented us well. Get well Mr President.
Mumbi
August 7, 2014 at 7:29 pm
Just stop any flights coming waste africa.
tongabull 2
August 7, 2014 at 9:08 pm
Mufolesheni alikota aisle ubuteko bwafikote expired brains Ata fyabufi
kasakaula
August 8, 2014 at 7:11 am
Good show viva PF Viva ZED. nafutinafuti PF.
Nicholas
August 8, 2014 at 8:02 am
Ba MJ Banda pf is not a racist or tribal party like easterners and tongas like Bwezani Banda and HH. Is Obama not an African? Think before you say something.
Trixy
August 8, 2014 at 8:32 am
It is funny how any person who isn’t bemba and is challenging Sata for presidency is deemed tribal….
Chief of Grief
August 8, 2014 at 8:54 am
Go go foward scott!!I see no probblem in my pCobra delegeting.Endeko ati alitemwa ukwendauka!!Bwaba shani imwe ba fikala ba pa zed.Rupiah mwalemutocha pa ma travel xpenses alepanga.We Zambians phucking talk to MUCH!!Its high time we stoped being petty critics & be more objective & analytical maunfwa imwe ba mustanina!!Nafuti nafuti PF 2016.VOETSEK…….Go Cobra Go!!
kote
August 8, 2014 at 10:08 am
@chief of grief nomunobe tutu. imwe bafikala mwafula ubututu mumitwe shenu bakembo.2016 kuya bebele. you promised mountains but have failed to deliver even an ant-hill.
kasakaula
August 8, 2014 at 10:15 am
ikala panshi iweee. taumwene ifyo balebaza ama men. imisebo yalishupa sana ukupanga but bena baleangalapo fye.Pedicle road nasuka nakotelamo fye takwali uwaletontonkanya ukuwamya — bashetani. until now waikata mune!!!!. PF baume.
Isaac
August 8, 2014 at 11:36 am
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Chief of Grief
August 8, 2014 at 4:11 pm
Iwe @ kote mukongo wanoko stanyoko!Ubututu bwachita inshi apapene tondo iwe.Niwiso nangula noko eukateka mu 2016 aiyi chikala?Panyopako bwamba bwansoka iwe….VOETSEK makaka wamuntu iwe…..
Isaac
August 8, 2014 at 11:37 am
Right, PF is above all those arm chair critiques.
Janjaweed
August 8, 2014 at 12:23 pm
Pa bwato
ONETIME RELOADED
August 8, 2014 at 1:11 pm
ibolo disease teinobe,i just pray it wont hit zambia
Prince Charming
August 8, 2014 at 2:23 pm
ma rubbish white boers/fox everywhere….!
Makumba Kangwa
August 8, 2014 at 3:47 pm
Iwe Kasonde you are a disgrace to the people of Malole. Just shut up!!!!
RAS PIZZO
August 8, 2014 at 9:25 pm
insults pipo of God is not fair,think of God not man,what nd how wil gHod feel if you abuse your toungues?.
cukrzyca
August 8, 2014 at 10:58 pm
Hello colleagues, its fantastic paragraph concerning cultureand fully defined, keep it up all the time.
wise
August 9, 2014 at 12:06 am
Mukose ba zambia ebola teinobe mah… Hope yalapelela ukokwine
kote
August 9, 2014 at 9:58 am
@chief of grief wakongola ku kongo mukongo wakunoko naiwewine stanyoko.nkakutombela noko pakuti ukatampe ukumpa umuchinshi iwe kolwe wabula ichipato?