Publications

February 24, 2025

Differentiated community-based point-of-care early infant diagnosis to improve HIV diagnosis and ART initiation among infants and young children in Zambia: a quasi-experimental cohort study.

An estimated 800,000 children under the age of 15 worldwide remain undiagnosed with HIV. This limits their access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART).To bridge this gap, […]

February 17, 2025

Good News for Cholera Prevention: Zambian Study Finds Vaccine More Effective Than Natural Immunity

A recent study by the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) and its partners has revealed that the immune response generated by the oral […]

December 2, 2024

CIDRZ Commemorates World AIDS Day 2024

Today, the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) joined other partners at Lusaka’s Nkoloma Stadium to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024 under the theme […]

November 1, 2024

CIDRZ’s USAID-TBLON Project Enhances TB Management in Zambia’s Correctional Facilities.

The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), through its United States Agency for International Development Tuberculosis Local Organisations Network (USAID-TBLON) project working in collaboration […]

July 17, 2024

MEN CHALLENGED TO TAKE THEIR HEALTH SERIOUS

A Consultant Urologist at the University Teaching Hospital has challenged men to take their health seriously by adopting health-seeking behaviour.Dr Micheal Silumbe said most men tend […]

July 5, 2024

Impact Of Life Choices On TB Treatment, Ian Silungwe’s Story

Ian Silungwe, a resident of Ipusukilo compound in Kitwe, has bravely fought tuberculosis (TB) twice and emerged as a survivor. His story underscores the challenges of […]