Mon, 15 Jan 2018 11:07:38 +0000 By MUYANI SHINJABALE HEALTH Practitioners have been cautioned against unprincipled use of social media but should instead use it positively in conducting works such as research. The warning follows the recent imprisonment of a medical doctor, Kwalela Kafunya, at Luampa Mission Hospital in Mongu, Western Province, for defamation of the President. The axe fell on Dr. Kafunya after he created a fake Facebook account for purposes of bringing the name of the Republican President into ridicule. He did this by posting disturbing remarks, insults and digitally altering images of the Republican President. Welcoming the judgement, Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) Public Relations Officer, Terry Musonda told Daily Nation that the courts of law had set a tone on the consequences of abusing social media saying this would send a strong warning to people that are in a habit of abusing social media. “This should send a message to […]
