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The Government of Zambia - along with many other partners including Better Care Network, the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, GHR Foundation, USAID, UNICEF, Save the Children and other NGOs - convened a National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform in Zambia from 4-6 May, 2016. The consultation aimed to jointly identify national priorities for action in order to accelerate child care reform in Zambia.
This presentation describes the Zambia Law Development Commission and its work, provides an overview of the legal framework supporting child…
This brochure outlines the Public Welfare Assistance Scheme, including its objectives, types of assistance provided, social and educational support provided, eligibility and how to access services.
In order to strengthen the national response to child marriage, the Government of Zambia developed a five-year National Strategy on Ending Child Marriage (2016-2021). The strategy was developed with support from UNFPA, UNICEF, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Government of Canada, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and with input from the Zambia NGO Coalition on Ending Child Marriage.
This Road Map is aimed at accelerating “the reduction of maternal, newborn and child mortality rates sufficiently in order to enable Zambia attain the set MDGs by 2015.” The Road Map emphasizes “equitable coverage of priority maternal, newborn, and child health interventions along the continuum of care within the five phases of the lifecycle: (a) the pre-pregnancy and adolescent reproductive health needs, (b) care and well-being during pregnancy, (c) the phase of child birth, (d) postnatal phase and its special needs, (e) the needs of the newborn period, as well as (f) the childhood phase.”…
Since 1995, the Government of Zambia has developed national policies in several specific areas of health. This document, however, outlines an overarching National Health Policy for Zambia. The Policy has been developed within the context of the Vision 2030 and has taken into consideration other relevant national, regional and global health related policies, protocols and strategic frameworks, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Introduction
The national Adolescent Health Strategic Plan 2011 to 2015 (ADH-SP 2011- 2015) for Zambia, seeks to outline the strategic framework for promoting the planning, organization and delivery of appropriate, accessible, efficient and effective Adolescent Friendly Health Services (ADFHS) throughout the country, aimed at addressing adolescent health problems in a comprehensive and consistent manner. The plan was developed through broad-based consultations with, and active participation of the key stakeholders. The plan is linked to, and will be implemented within the frameworks of the…
This document is the National Health Strategic Plan 2011 to 2015 (NHSP 2011-15) for Zambia. It seeks to provide the strategic framework for ensuring the efficient and effective organisation, coordination and management of the health sector in Zambia, for the next five years ending 2015.