Fri, 19 May 2017 13:08:38 +0000 By ANNIE ZULU THE Ministry of Health has launched the first-ever mobile survey on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) using mobile phone technology. Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya said the survey would elicit responses from the general public on risk factors that predisposed citizens to NCDs such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases. He explained that the development arose out of the Ministry’s need to understand the factors on the causes of NCDs. He noted that about 24percent of deaths in Zambia were caused by NCDs and that the burden and mortality from the same was likely to rise. The Minister was speaking to Journalists at a press briefing in Lusaka yesterday. “In line with the directive given by President Edgar Lungu to implement e-Governance and Smart Zambia, the Ministry of Health is now ready to carry out this important survey. We would like to ensure that […]
Govt launches first-ever mobile survey on non-communicable diseases
