Thirty six people have died so far from the Cholera in Zambia. 

The cumulative number of cases has now reached 1,756 since the pandemic was declared on 28th July this year.

So far 36 fatalities have been recorded.

The capital Lusaka remains the epicenter of the disease with 1,032 cases. 

As Ebola outbreaks continue to pose a threat in the DRC.

Zambia is taking no chances as the Emergency Medical Team is ramping up its operational readiness. 

 The threat of emerging infectious diseases is a constant reality for the region. 

Zambia has told the United Nations General Assembly that Africa's continued exclusion from permanent membership of the Security Council-and its underrepresentation in the non-permanent category-is neither equitable nor sustainable.

President Hakainde Hichilema has maintained a deliberately lean cabinet following his official inauguration.

The United Nations General Assembly in New York has elected Zambia to serve on the 47-member Human Rights Council for the 2027 to 2029 term.

Zambia secured 177 votes out of 181 valid ballots cast, the highest number of votes among the 15 countries elected this year.

Zambia's cholera cases have risen to 966, with 25 deaths recorded since the outbreak was recently declared. 

The Africa Center for Disease Control is partnering with the Zambian government in mitigating the epidemic. 

The United States and Zambia have signed a health cooperation agreement worth about N$40 billion in Lusaka on Thursday.

The signing ended nearly a year of contentious negotiations over patient data and mineral rights that had threatened to derail the partnership.

Fuel prices across Southern Africa have surged to record highs this month, driven by a combination of escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, weaker regional currencies and the phasing out of government tax-relief measures.

Fifteen people have so far died following a new cholera outbreak in Zambia.
Zambia declared a new cholera outbreak on the 30th of last month, following a previous outbreak that ended in July.

Zambia has enacted a new law giving the government statutory authority to determine where former presidents and vice presidents are buried.

The law comes after the highly publicised dispute over the burial of former President Edgar Lungu, whose family wanted him buried in South Africa.