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Health in Zambia. Zambia is a landlocked country in Sub Saharan Africa which experiences a burden of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. In line with WHO agenda for equity in health, it has adopted the Universal Health Coverage agenda to mitigate the challenges faced within the health sector. The Ministry of Health (MOH) provides ...
v. t. e. The COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The virus was confirmed to have reached Zambia in March 2020.
The 2023–2024 Zambian cholera outbreak, part of the 2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak, is currently one of the most severe health crises in the country's recent history, [1] with its origins traced back to January 2023. [2] The outbreak initially surfaced in Vubwi District in the Eastern Province and Mwansabombwe District in ...
University Teaching Hospital. / -15.432071; 28.313674. The University Teaching Hospital (UTH), formerly Lusaka Hospital, is the biggest public tertiary hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. It is the largest hospital with 1,655 beds. [1] It is a teaching hospital and, as such, is used to train local medical students, nurses and other health professionals.
Zambia. 15°23′06″S 28°21′14″E. / 15.38500°S 28.35389°E / -15.38500; 28.35389. Campus. Chainama Hill, Lusaka, Zambia. Website. www .lmmu .ac .zm. Levy Mwanawasa Medical University ( LMMU ), is a public university in Lusaka, Zambia. It is the country’s first ever specialized University for health studies.
The Zambia National Service, abbreviated ZNS, is part of the Zambian Defence Force, has been a cornerstone of national development since its establishment in 1971 through an Act of Parliament. [3] [4] Committed to the twin objectives of training civilian and safeguarding the territorial integrity of Zambia, [5] [6] [7] the ZNS Act empowers them ...
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) is a non-profit organisation founded in 2001 as collaboration between the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, the Ministry of Health of Zambia and the University of Zambia School of Medicine. In 2011 CIDRZ became an independent, Zambian, non-governmental organisation able to ...
Health facilities. In 2012, there were approximately 1762 health care facilities in Zambia. The largest health facility, the University Teaching Hospital serves both as a specialist hospital and a training site for future health workers. It is a 3rd level hospital. Other 3rd level hospitals include Kitwe Central Hospital, Ndola Central Hospital ...