BY LISTA NDUMBA

Lusaka province epidemics preparedness, prevention ,and control  management committee   chairperson , Chinjili Zulu,  has commended the provincial medical  health office for working tirelessly to fight the out breaks of epidemic s in the province

 Mr Chinjili  said the province had faired well in controlling the outbreaks of the diseases such as, cholera compared to the previous years.

He said that this year the  committee has put in measures to fight the out break of  diseases and prevention of floods in the prone areas.

 Mr chinjili who is also Lusaka Province Deputy Permanent Secretary said this in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka  today.

 He cited digging of drainages in Kamwala and Kanyama and the  rehabilitation of inmates dormitory at Mwembeshi prisons through the ministry of home affairs as some of efforts the Epidemics committee had put in place to curb the break out of disasters in the prone areas.

 The chairperson also revealed that the committee  will ensure the that more drainages will be excavated and water kiosks  will be constructed in cholera prone areas   in order to curb the scourge.

 Meanwhile Mr Chinjili urged  the council to intensify drainage clearing and waste management as they are in the middle of the rainy season .

 He also called on the Landlords to provide toilet facilities especially in kanyama and other cholera prone areas as this will prevent future cholera outbreaks which he attributed to lack of  hygiene.

 The Lusaka province epidemics preparedness, prevention ,control and management committee ,which is composed of some heads of district and provincial departments and chaired by the Provincial Deputy Permanent secretary looks into ways and means to control ,manage and prevent outbreak of disaster  in the province.

EDUCATION

..Lusaka Province Permanent Secreatry,Stephen Bwalya, has called on parents in the province to educate their children and desist from sending them to sell food staffs and other items in bars and other drinking places.

Mr Bwalya said parents must find ways and means of educating their children rather than sending them to sell in bars .

The permanent Secretary said this in an interview with ZANIS today.

He attributed the tendancy of children patronising bars and night clubs to parents who raise income through their children selling items such as cigarrets,water and some food staffs in bars.

The permanent Secretary who is also liquor licencing board Chairperson ,also cautioned the owners of night clubs and bars to ensure that they do not allow Children patronising or selling any type of commodities in the surroundings of their premises .

Meanwhile Mr Bwalya has bemoaned the increase of early marriage cases in the province,especially the rural areas.

He therefore urged parents to consider the future of their children before making any decisions concerning them.

He emphasised the need to educate the girl child instead of marrying them off.

ADD PRESIDENT

 

BY LISTA NDUMBA

The Alliance for Democracy and Development(ADD) says Zambia needs economic growth rates of between 11-13 percent to accelerate efforts of attaining the Vision 2030.
ADD president Charles Milupi said the current growth rate of about 6 percent is
not adequate to accelerate the country’s attainment of the Middle Income
Country.
Mr. Milupi who is also ADD Luena Member of Parliament, was speaking during a
Live Radio Phoenix programme dubbed “Let The People Talk” monitored by ZANIS in
Lusaka today.
He cautioned Zambians against voting out the government for the sake of regime
change in the forthcoming elections but should usher in political parties with
programmes and policies on how to improve their livelihood.
Mr Milupi further cautioned Zambians to scrutinse those aspiring for political
office in the 2011 Presidential and General elections to ensure that only
credible leaders that can consolidate the current economic gains scored
recently.
And of the Barotseland Agreement, Mr. Milupi called on government to allow the
citizenry to freely debate on the matter to avoid getting prominence to
politicians who are paddling falsehoods on the “Agreement”.
He said there is serious misinformation regarding the “Agreement” as some
opposition politicians who have not even read the “Agreement” are in the
forefront championing the issue by promising restoration of the “Agreement”.
Mr. Milupi warned politicians against confusing the people just to get to
political mileage on a serious matter that set the basis of the country, Zambia.
He charged that no presidential candidate can rely on regionalism as a platform
to get to State House but the support of the entire country.

Epidemics

Lusaka Province Epidemics Preparedness, Prevention ,Control and Management Committee Chairperson ,Chinjili Zulu, has commended the Provincial Medical Health Office for working tirelessly to fight the out breaks of epidemic s in the province.

Mr Chinjili  said the province had faired well in controlling the outbreaks of the diseases such as, cholera compared to the previous years.

He said that this year the  committee has put in measures to fight the out break of  diseases and prevention of floods in the prone areas.

Mr Zulu who is also Lusaka Province Deputy Permanent Secretary said this in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka  today.

He cited digging of drainages in Kamwala and Kanyama and the  rehabilitation of inmates dormitory at Mwembeshi prisons through the Ministry of Home Affairs as some of efforts the Epidemics committee had put in place to curb the break out of disasters in the prone areas.

The chairperson also revealed that the committee  will ensure the that more drainages will be excavated and water kiosks  will be constructed in cholera prone areas   in order to curb the scourge.

Meanwhile Mr Zulu urged  the council to intensify drainage clearing and waste management as they are in the middle of the rainy season .

He also called on the Landlords to provide toilet facilities especially in Kanyama and other cholera prone areas as this will prevent future cholera outbreaks which he attributed to lack of  hygiene.

The Lusaka Province Epidemics Preparedness, Prevention ,Control and Management Committee ,which is composed of some heads of district and provincial departments and chaired by the Provincial Deputy Permanent Secretary looks into ways and means to control ,manage and prevent outbreak of disaster  in the province.

Epidemics

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LIBALA SDA BUILDS A NEW CHURCH

BY LISTER  NDUMBA

some senior mebers of the Libala south SDA church during the ground breaking ceremony of the new children's church to be built before the end of the 2011.

UN bemoans lack of laws against domestic violence

BY Ndumba Lister

UN under secretary general and executive Director of the newly established UN women , Michell  Brachelet said partnership  and sufficient funding  are the practical concerns threatening  further progress in combating violence. .

She said that the secretary General  is seeking to raise $100million annually by 2015 for the trust fund to end violence against women in line with the theme for the 2010 international day,underscored the need for strong funding and multisectoral expertise

Ms  Brachelet said this at the UN Secretary General’s Event on violence against women held in New York ahead of the international day of Elimination of violence against women.

She added that  despite the progress in encouraging national policies aimed at reducing violence against women, there  are some  gaps which need to be addressed.

She noted that more than 100 countries had no specific laws against domestic violence and 70 percent of women world wide had experienced physical or sexual violence at hands of men during their life time.

Ms Brachelet added that violence has affected women’s ability to succeed in schools, in workplace and in public life and also undercut vital efforts to archieve gender equality on wider level.

And speaking at same  function, Tusunge Ana  Athu  Akazi Coalition(TAAAC)project coordinator and a member of international women’s rights organization Equality Now, Shupe Makashinyi  says there is need for concerted efforts to end violence  against women and girls.

Ms Makashinyi highlighted multisectoral projects aiming at empowering girls and establishing safe spaces for them as well as training lawyers, paralegals and health workers as means of responding to the needs of the victims of violence.

She emphasized the need to train girls and women as role models in the community  and said that her organization has put in measures to train young women to work with both private sector and the government.

Stake holders and the corporate sector from various countries which included Zanbia met in New York  recently to  look into the need to financially support  the UN Trust Fund.

Government urged to build more Schools

By Ndumba Lister

Senior chieftains Nkomeshya of the Soli people of Chongwe district has appealed to government to increase the number of high schools in her Chiefddom.

The chieftains bemoaned the increasing number of children who are failing to complete their secondary education due to lack of enough places in the high schools.

Chieftains Nkomeshya said this during the commissioning of  Mutamino Health Post and launch of indoor residual spraying campaign in Chongwe’s Kasisi area to day.

She said the two high schools in her chiefdom,Mukamambo and Chongwe do not have enough capacity to  take on the big number of pupils writing grade nine examinations.

The traditional leader emphasized on the need to educate the girl child as the saying goes”educating the girl child is educating the nation”.

Meanwhile Senior chieftains Nkomenshya commded goverment and Child fund Zambia for the health post and called on the local residents to utilise and guard the newly commissioned health post gelously.

She urged expectant  mothers in particular not to deliver at home instead of the health post and must be allowing the health personnel to spray their home as way of preventing malaria.

Senior Chiftains Nkomenshya  also called on the  Government to ensure that food harvested the previous season does not go to waste.

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