Lusaka [Zambia], September 18 (ANI): Zambia which is known as a country under "debt distress" from China has finally received a USD 1.3 billion financial loan from the International Monetary Fund, media reports said.
Lusaka [Zambia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): CEO of Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany met H.E. MUTINTA HICHILEMA, The First Lady of Zambia and Ambassador of Merck Foundation "More than a Mother" for the first time at the State House of Zambia, to discuss the take-off of their joint programs to break the stigma of infertility, build healthcare capacity and support girl education.
Lusaka [Zambia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany releases two new songs named 'Like Them' by a Ugandan singer Kenneth Mugabi and 'I am Not Anyone's Bride, Take Me to School' by Zambian Singer Wezi, to raise awareness about Ending Child Marriage and Supporting Girls' Education, across Africa.
Lusaka [Zambia], August 6 (ANI): Southern African nation, Zambia, seems to have understood China's debt-diplomacy, which only reaps profits to Beijing while countries are pushed towards an economic crisis, as Lusaka cancelled USD 1.6 billion Chinese loans.
Lusaka [Zambia], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia will soon start administering Paxlovid, an oral antiviral pill, to people at risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease, its health ministry said on Friday.
Zambia [Zimbabwe], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday called for a quick agreement between Zambia and its creditors on debt relief in order to speed up the process of a financing agreement.
Lusaka [Zimbabwe], May 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia on Monday welcomed the decision by Canadian mining giant, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) Limited, to invest an additional USD 1.25 billion in its operations in Zambia, a government agency has said.
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): A recent UCL-led international trial that explored tuberculosis (TB) treatment effectiveness in children has led to a change in the World Health Organisation's global guidelines for managing the disease.
Boston [US], January 30 (ANI): A team of researchers has found that nearly one in 10 of deceased infants less than six months were infected with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
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