{"id":99,"date":"2016-02-12T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2016\/02\/12\/zambia-catholic-bishops-ready-to\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:31","slug":"zambia-catholic-bishops-ready-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2016\/02\/12\/zambia-catholic-bishops-ready-to\/","title":{"rendered":"ZAMBIA: Catholic Bishops ready to collaborate with Catholic Health Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\nThe Catholic Church in Zambia is ready and willing
\nto collaborate with the Catholic Health professionals in responding to the needs
\nof the ailing brothers and sisters across the country.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nZEC Secretary General, Fr Cleophas Lungu speaking on
\nbehalf of Catholic Bishops of Zambia said this at a media breakfast meeting of
\nCatholic Health Professionals Association held at Cardinal Adam Memorial
\nHospital in Lusaka.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nFr. Lungu further disclosed that the Catholic
\nBishops of Zambia are hoping that the Lusaka based Catholic Health
\nProfessionals will support Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital by offering
\nexpertise, technical assistance and linkages.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nHe further appealed to Catholic Health
\nprofessionals to take Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital as their own hospital.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nFr. Lungu also reminded the Catholic health
\nprofessionals about Pope Francis\u2019 call in this year of mercy, to rediscover and
\npractice corporal works of mercy such as feeding the hungry, welcoming
\nstrangers, visiting the prisoners, burying the dead as well as taking care of
\nthe sick.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nHe also said that the Catholic Bishops of Zambia
\nenvisions Cardinal Adam memorial Hospital as a place where the sick are
\nsupposed to experience God\u2019s compassionate love through the loving, caring and
\nmerciful hands of doctors, nurses and other health workers.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe breakfast meeting coincided with the World day
\nof the Sick which falls every year on the 11thFebruary.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThis 24th World Day of the Sick was
\ncelebrated under the theme:- Entrusting oneself to the Merciful Jesus
\nlike Mary: Do whatever he tells you in reference to John 2:5<\/i><\/b>. Speaking
\nat the same event, Lusaka provincial medical officer Dr. Kennedy Malama challenged
\nCatholic health professionals to offer time and advice on how to develop take
\nCardinal Adam Memorial Hospital.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nDr. Malama also called on ZEC to popularise the
\nhospital services in parishes for people to know what the hospital offers.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nCardinal Adam Memorial Hospital is 150 bed
\ncapacity Zambia\u2019s Catholic national hospital currently operating 30 bed
\ncapacity and outpatient department. It operates a maternity, fully equipped
\ntheatre, dental and other medical services.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nBy Mwenya Mkuka,
\nCommunications Officer, ZEC<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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