ZAMBIANS should pray for peaceful elections in Zimbabwe because without peace, the forthcoming United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly in Livingstone and Victoria Falls town will be disturbed, First Lady Christine Kaseba has said.

Livingstone City in Zambia and Victoria Falls town in Zimbabwe will co-host the event from August 24 to August 29, 2013.

Dr Kaseba said it was cardinal to pray to the Almighty God so that He prevails on Zimbabweans to have peaceful elections to avoid disturbing the holding of the UNWTO General Assembly.

She was speaking at Mulwani Basic School in Livingstone yesterday when she officially launched the "Keep Livingstone Clean and Healthy for Sustained Tourism" campaign.

The campaign also included the opening of health screening centres at Mulwani Basic School and other parts of Livingstone.

Tourism and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo, Health Minister Joseph Kasonde, Community Development, Mother and Child Health Minister Joseph Katema, Southern Province Minister Daniel Munkombwe, Health Permanent Secretary Peter Mwaba, Southern Province Permanent Secretary Bernard Namachila, Livingstone Mayor Aggrey Njekwa, Livingstone Town Clerk Vivian Chikoti, Livingstone District Commissioner Omar Munsanje and several medical doctors attended the launch.

"As we count down to co-hosting the UNWTO General Assembly with our own good neighbour and sister country Zimbabwe, be mindful that they are holding general elections today. We pray to God that He will prevail on them to have peaceful elections because we do not want anything to disturb the holding of this(UNWTO) conference," Dr Kaseba said.

She appealed to community leaders, the church leadership, civil society and all those in leadership at all levels to encourage people to have regular health check-ups for good health.

She said Livingstone should be remembered as a clean town with people who were health-conscious.

She was pleased that from the time cervical cancer clinics were opened in Livingstone recently, 844 individuals had so far been screened with eight per cent treated.