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The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (IOC code: ZAM) is the National Olympic Committee representing Zambia. It was created in 1951 as the National Olympic Committee of Northern Rhodesia and recognised by the IOC in 1963. [1] Zambia made its debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Previously, it competed as Northern Rhodesia in ...
The University Teaching Hospital (UTH), formerly Lusaka Hospital, is the biggest public tertiary hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. It is the largest hospital with 1,655 beds. [1] It is a teaching hospital and, as such, is used to train local medical students, nurses and other health professionals. UTH is the main medical training institution in ...
Zambian exports in 2006. Zambia is a developing country, and it achieved middle-income status in 2011.Through the first decade of the 21st century, the economy of Zambia was one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa, and its capital, Lusaka, the fastest-growing city in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). [18]
In October 2014, KLM stopped operating the flight in favour of offering codeshare flights operated by Kenya Airways from Nairobi. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In 2015, the government of Zambia began a three-year, US$360 million expansion and improvement of the airport, with funds borrowed from the Exim Bank of China . [ 14 ]
March 18 - First case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia [1] March 22 - A third case was recorded. The patient was a man who had travelled to Pakistan. [2] March 25 - President Edgar Lungu confirmed a total of 12 cases during a live national address. [3] April 2 - Zambia records its first death from COVID-19. [4]
Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster announces a "circuit breaker" lockdown in Northern Ireland effective October 16. Pubs and restaurants will have to shut down for four weeks unless they offer a takeaway service, and schools will close for two weeks until ...
12th Vice-President of Zambia; In office 23 September 2011 – 29 October 2014: President: Michael Sata: Preceded by: George Kunda: Succeeded by: Inonge Wina (2015) Personal details; Born 1 June 1944 (age 80) Livingstone, Batoka Province, Northern Rhodesia (present-day Southern Province, Zambia) Political party: Movement for Multi-Party ...
President Hakainde Hichilema announces an agreement with China to build Zambia's first manufacturing facility for cholera vaccines. [9] 10 October – The first case of mpox in Zambia is recorded in a 32-year old visitor from Tanzania. [10] 30 October – Eight miners are killed and another is reported missing following a copper mine collapse ...