"Cassava has a top - down health and economic potential." - Dr. Chitalu Chilufya.
Dr. Chitalu Chilufya is a preferred candidate in the party that needs revival following its massive lack of leadership that led to its demise in the 2021 general elections!
- Lusaka, June 12 – At Woodpecker’s Digest, our interest in Dr. Chitalu Chilufya is in his drive for a healthy eating lifestyle, urging us to adopt traditional foods such as Katapa, Kalembula and Chibwabwa to prevent Non Communicable Diseases!
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The total direct healthcare cost of four main NCDs was estimated to be US$59m, in 2017. The hidden additional costs from lost productivity are of a greater magnitude, at US$ 1.46bn.
Altogether, the current economic cost of these NCDs to the Zambian economy is US$1.5bn, which is equivalent to 6% of the country’s GDP.
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