CIDRZ Media Centre
July 17, 2023
The media in Zambia have been encouraged to advocate for enhanced Tuberculosis (TB) detection and treatment for the country to meet the global target of ending […]
April 13, 2023
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), in collaboration with the University of Zambia (UNZA) and Washington University in St. Louis, working with the […]
April 6, 2023
The Permanent Secretary – Technical Services, Professor Lackson Kasonka, has commended the Centre for Infectious Diseases Research Zambia (CIDRZ) for supporting the rollout of the PEN […]
December 12, 2022
The clock started ticking the moment the Zambian Ministry of Health (MOH) released 130,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines across all 10 provinces in Zambia. With most […]
November 15, 2022
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) has continued to support the Zambian government through a partnership with the Zambia Correctional Facilities to make […]
November 2, 2022
The Pregnant Parenting Girls (P2G) and USAID Empowered Children Adolescent Program (ECAP) III projects, under The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) participated in […]
August 22, 2022
With support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Proud-Z project, the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) – Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision […]
July 6, 2022
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) has donated assorted medical accessories amounting to seven million, four hundred seventy-nine, five hundred sixty-nine kwacha (K7,479,569) […]
June 6, 2022
The Zambia Therapeutic Art (ZTA) has trained 12 health care workers in therapeutic art as a tool to use to address trauma experienced by adolescents living […]
June 2, 2022
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Controlling HIV Epidemic for Key and Underserved Populations […]
April 29, 2022
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) and the Zambian Government through the Ministry of Health (MOH) welcomed Dr Peter Ehrenkranz who was in […]
April 5, 2022
Livingstone District is now the latest beneficiary of the health interventions aimed at improving heath outcomes of Zambians by preventing new infections among priority and key […]
February 18, 2022
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded ACHIEVE program, now Proud-Z donated equipment worth […]
January 26, 2022
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) with support from US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) and Centers for Disease Control and […]
December 15, 2021
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank Zambia (Stanchart) has handed over COVID-19 test kits and Oxygen Cylinders […]
November 15, 2021
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) have combined efforts to ensure efficient vaccine stock management by rolling […]
October 28, 2021
The Centre for Infectious Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) has trained 46 lay counsellors in Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) in Lusaka. The approaches used in CETA […]
September 16, 2021
In 2016, the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) received a 5 year – $100 million United States government grant through the Presidents Emergency […]
May 17, 2021
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) has handed over new Electrocardiogram (ECG) machines worth over K270, 000.00 to the Lusaka Provincial Health Office. […]
April 22, 2026
To strengthen HIV prevention efforts, the Controlling HIV Epidemic Project (CHEP), under the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), in collaboration with the Ministry […]
April 21, 2026
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), through its Controlling HIV Epidemic Project (CHEP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and with support […]
April 20, 2026
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, together with officials from the U.S Department of State, recently visited the Copperbelt Provincial Health Office to strengthen […]
April 16, 2026
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) proudly participated in the Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting held in Siavonga, […]
April 15, 2026
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and key partners, has secured funding from the National Institutes of […]
April 14, 2026
To strengthen HIV prevention strategies in defence force medical facilities, the CIDRZ Defence Force Prevention Project partnered with the Defence Force Medical Services (DFMS) of Zambia […]
April 13, 2026
As CIDRZ continues to enhance its ability to provide swift support for public health emergency response, we are proud to announce that our research fellow, Cynthia […]
April 10, 2026
Evidence Action in partnership with the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), conducted the 2025 Comprehensive Facility Survey (CFS) to assess the performance of […]
April 9, 2026
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) has joined over 250 delegates from across Africa at the 1st Continental Conference for Non-State Actors (NSAs) […]
April 8, 2026
Health experts from the Ministry of Health, alongside implementing partners, recently gathered in Kabwe District to revise Zambia’s Consolidated Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of […]
April 8, 2026
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) has joined the Ministry of Health (MOH) in congratulating the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Calibration Centre following […]
April 7, 2026
As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen research knowledge sharing, Professor Mike Vinikoor, a long-time collaborating scientist with the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, […]