One-day-old baby boy ‘stolen from hospital’ as police launch hunt | World | News

According to the information obtained, while a one-day-old baby boy was stolen from the hospital, the police launched an emergency search. The incident allegedly occurred in the Newborn Reception Ward of Kafue General Hospital in Lusaka Province, Zambia.

Kafue District Health Director Sydney Hamusonde told the African country’s national broadcaster ZNBC that around 3 a.m., a nurse on duty noticed that the baby, who was admitted and given oxygen on Friday, had disappeared from his bed.

The news source added that the baby’s father, Isaac Kalaba, expressed that he was “shocked” by the claim that his newborn son was stolen from the hospital.

Police Spokesperson Godfrey Chilabi said that police officers were notified of the alleged kidnapping and an investigation was launched into the matter.

in 2024 Swansea University He wrote that the World Health Organization described Zambia as having a “critical shortage of trained health workers.”

“There is less than one doctor or nurse per 1,000 people,” the university wrote, “and this chronic shortage of trained health professionals severely limits Zambia’s capacity to provide safe, quality medical care to its population.”

In June 2025, medical experts from across Africa gathered in Zambia for a meeting. “senior workshop” It aimed to strengthen the implementation of an important project to reduce maternal deaths caused by postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) (severe postpartum bleeding).

A Ugandan team representative said: “The meeting was very well organized and very informative. Countries are at different levels but they are all doing a great job.

“Enthusiasm for PPH control is evident. All countries are highly committed to the program and look forward to seeing the results implemented.

“The sites we visited were also very committed and welcomed the project. The impact of HSC was already visible after just one month of use.”