Zambia Commemorates World Malaria Day
LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA The Government of Zambia in collaboration with various stakeholders that included E8, WHO, Roll Back Malaria, Gates Foundation, MACEPA/ PATH and Akros…
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Zambia and Southern Africa Celebrate First Open Defecation Free District
On 24 April 2015, Chienge will host a national celebration to mark the historic achievement of becoming the first district in Zambia and Southern…
Zambia to Celebrate World Malaria Day in Livingstone
World Malaria Day is celebrated each year on April 25, commemorating the work that has gone into fighting the disease and driving efforts to…
GRZ/Akros highlighted in DHIS2 newsletter
The creators of DHIS2 at the University of Oslo highlighted Akros this month in their most recent newsletter. They shared a prezi that walks…
Akros Staffer, Anne Mutunda, to make presentation at Menstrual Cycle Research Conference in Boston
[icon size=”16″]icon-camera[/icon] Anne Mutunda (far right) celebrates the 1 million new users of sanitation milestone with her W.A.S.H. colleagues at the Akros offices in…
The life of a Community Champion
Justine Mwape is one of the most hardworking Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) volunteers in the Serenje District of Central Province. He led Kabamba ward…
Kaunda Square Clinic increases efforts towards malaria elimination
As Malaria declines in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, there has been a shift of focus from malaria control to elimination programs. In 2011,…
First female Ward Counselor of Kabamba Speaks Of Her Journey
The word ‘woman’ in certain societies spells weak, dependent, child bearer and incapable. This is not so different in Zambia as evidenced by the…
Handover of over 1,000 bicycles for malaria elimination program
The elimination of malaria in five areas of Zambia by 2015 remains an ambitious goal for the Government of Zambia. The National Malaria Control…
GRZ NMCC modular lab highlighted in AJTM artcile
Akros Director of Research, Daniel Bridges, along with CEO Anna Winters and other partners recently published an article in the American Journal of Tropical…