For her first pregnancy, Kezia Banda did not like the idea of taking sulfdoxine pyremethanine, known by the brand name Fansidar, the recommended drug to protect her against malaria. The longer time she needs to complete a full dose of the malaria course puts her off. Banda always dribbled the nurse saying she will take it home with a fruit. - In all Government clinics, it is mandatory that every pregnant woman who attends antenatal clinic takes an anti-malarial drug three times before giving birth. And to make sure that mothers to-be take the prescribed anti-malaria drug, the nurses will ensure that it is taken in their presence at the clinic, a thing that most pregnant women abhor. B…

- There has been an increase in the number of people selling traditional medicines in most markets around Zambia. This has been attributed to the unemployment levels. Research revealed that most of these so called traditional doctors are not professionals in the field but have taken advantage of the demand to make a living.

- There is an outbreak of measles in Eastern province. Sofar three districts have been affected and no deaths has been recorded.

- With houses being turned into bars and shabeen in almost all the Zambian compounds, most Zambians are slowly being breed into alcoholics.

- Another picture to my dialogue story

- With pix saved as Dialogue 1 and 2 Captions- 1.Ms Barbara Kalima-Phiri talking to journalists. 2. Part of the school children who attended the sensitization meeting. Pictures By DOREEN NAWA May 2, 2011 By DOREEN NAWA THE culture of protests and stone throwing has of late been common in some communities countrywide and has impacted negatively on the youths who are deemed future leaders. Mostly, protests are started by leaders in various communities but are fueled by the youths even when they do not understand the cause of the protest. Such a culture is transmissible and failure to control it may result in communities looking at it as a normal way of life. Recently, World Vision Int…

- Hi Kent, according to my research on water management for agricultural purposes I discovered that although Zambia has a wealth of water resources that can be used in agricultural activities, the management of this water for agricultural purposes leave much to be desired. Statistics show that only seven percent of the actual renewable water resources are in use and the rest are left to go to waste. Further more, Zambia’s poor especially those in rural areas continue to wallow in poverty as they helplessly watch the water from various resources go to waste not because they do not want the water but because they lack the know-how and capacity to manage it. Hope you will find this pea…