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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 ...
Healthcare facilities run by the Ministry are categorised into Urban Health Centers and Rural Health Centres (or Health Posts). Schools operated by the Ministry include the Mansa School of Nursing in Mansa and the Ndola Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Ndola District .
As of December 2020, there were six Level 3 hospitals in Zambia. [1] University Teaching Hospital (1,655 beds), Lusaka. Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital (826 beds), Lusaka. Ndola Central Hospital (800 beds), Ndola. Kitwe Central Hospital (630 beds), Kitwe. Cancer Diseases Hospital (252 beds), Lusaka [2] [3]
In its 2000 assessment of world health systems, the World Health Organization found that France provided the "best overall health care" in the world. [125] In 2005, France spent 11.2% of GDP on health care, or US$3,926 per capita. Of that, approximately 80% was government expenditure.
See the complete results below. General elections were held in Zambia on 12 August 2021 to elect the President, National Assembly, mayors, council chairs and councillors. Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development was elected president, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front.
Sylvia Masebo (born March 7, 1963) is a Zambian entrepreneur, politician, and National Assembly of Zambia representative for Chongwe constituency [1] with the United Party for National Development (UPND). Sylvia Masebo holds a degree in Banking and Finance. She first stood on the ticket of Zambian Republican Party (ZRP) in 2001, then the ...
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 ...
Women in Zambia give birth to an average of 4.7 children. [16] However, birth rates are higher for rural, poorer, and non-educated women than their urban, wealthier, and educated counterparts. [16] 29% of Zambian girls between ages 15 and 19 have given birth or are pregnant; again, girls in rural areas are twice as likely to have children ...