Zambia

Zambia PPE Campaign

The worsening of the health human resource crisis for most countries, Zambia inclusive, is a pressing reality. To complement Governments’ efforts in responding to the human resources for health crisis the Positive Practice Environments (PPE) Campaign was launched in 2008.

This initiative is undertaken in a spirit of professional cooperation, collaboration and determination to affect a real and positive impact in working conditions of health care professionals in all disciplines and organizations and thereby strengthening the delivery of care and improving patient outcomes.

The Campaign proposes to work initially and more intensively with a small number of key countries. Uganda has been selected by all core partners as a focus for specific activities supported by Campaign funds.

Activities in Zambia to date include:

1.   A National Steering Committee has been established and includes representatives of:

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia
  • Zambia Society of Physiotherapy
  • Zambia Union of Nurses Organization

The National Steering Committee serves to guide PPE implementation at the country level with local professional organisations and other key health sector stakeholders, e.g. Ministry of Health, World Health Organization.

Additionally, we count on the support of National Collaborating Partners such as:

  • Centre for Health, Science and Social Research
  • General Nursing Council of Zambia
  • Medical Council of Zambia
  • University of Zambia School of Medicine

If your organisation is interested in joining the campaign, please contact the PPE Campaign Secretariat for more information about becoming a National Collaborating Partner (ppe@icn.ch).

2.   A 3-day workshop has taken place 9-11 March 2010 in Lusaka with national stakeholders in order to:

  • Bring together different health partners to work toward a common goal related to PPEs
  • Analyze the PPE situation in Zambia with the background country study done by Dr. Thabale Jack Ngulube
  • Build strategic alliances and create a common advocacy platform for PPE
  • Adopt a National Project Implementation Strategy

Participants of the first PPE workshop in ZambiaParticipants of the first PPE workshop in Zambia

 

Group work during the PPE workshop held in Lusaka, 5-7 March 2010Group work during the PPE workshop held in Lusaka, 5-7 March 2010

 

Zambia PPE Poster

Mobility of health professionals in Zambia: Raising the stakes for action on PPEs in Zambia

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Raising the stakes for action on PPEs in Zambia