Rainy Season is coming up – Mango/Putzi Fly

The Mango Fly is also known as a Putzi Fly or a Tumbu fly. They are a member of the blow fly family and the flies in this family are metallic in appearance and between 10 to 12 mm in length. The condition is commonly known as cutaneous myiasis. Dogs and rodents are the usual hosts,

Fibroids

Fibroids are identified as benign tumors frequently found in the female reproductive system. Fibroids are also known as unterine myomas, leiomymas, or fibromas. They are firm, compact tumors that are made of smooth muscle cells and fibrous connective tissue that develop in the uterus.

Tuberculosis in Zambia

The tuberculosis (TB) disease is caused by an advanced infection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. The majority of people who are infected do not develop the active TB disease.

Zambia Independence Day: October 24

Zambia Celebrates Independence Day as a National Holiday. Every year on October 24, Zambia celebrates its Independence Day in commemoration of the day it attained its freedom from British rule in 1964.

Diarrheal Diseases in Zambia

According to the CDC (Center for Disease control and Prevention) in Zambia, Diarrheal Diseases are on the list of Top 10 Causes of Death in Zambia. It has been estimated that 40 Zambian children die everyday from dehydration caused by severe Diarrhoea. Here at SES Zambia we want to lower the death toll of Diarrheal related diseases.