Zambia
Landlocked in southern Africa, Zambia spans a mineral rich and highly diverse landscape. The country is poised for significant global health progress, and both HIV/AIDS infection rates and maternal deaths have seen major decline in recent decades.
Since 2011, we have worked in Zambia in partnership with the Ministry of Health and a wide range of NGOs countrywide to develop the next generation of health leaders there. Over the past years, we have recruited and trained 120 young leaders placed within 20 partner organizations across the country.
Our fellows address critical systems gaps on issues ranging from HIV/AIDS and malaria to data collection and reproductive health. We’re proud of our growing network of Zambian alumni who are the future of health leadership.
Our Accomplishments
- 8 years developing emerging leaders
- 20 partner organizations worked with to date
- 120 total number of young leaders trained
GHC Voices in Zambia
- Our 2017-2018 Zambia fellow cohort was awarded first place in the HSR2018 PhotoVoice Competition for their Masompenya PhotoVoice Project.
- Fellows and alumni from across cohorts co-hosted Zambia’s 8th National Health Research Conference in Lusaka, Zambia with the National Research Health Authority.
- Desktop Warriors Build Maps To Fight Malaria: Stacey Naggiar, 2016-2017 Zambia fellow, writes about Zambia’s partnerships with software companies and malaria interventions.
- Because I Can + Because I Have To: Jasmine Burton, 2015-2016 Zambia alum, highlights her role as a privileged social justice and health equity activist.
2018-2019 Zambia Fellows at Training Institute
