Ministry of Health (Zambia)

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Ministry of Health
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Coat of arms of Zambia
Ministry overview
TypeMinistry
Jurisdiction Government of Zambia
HeadquartersHaille Selassie Avenue
Ndeke House
P.O. Box 30205,
Lusaka, Zambia
Annual budget ZMW. 4.43 billion (2016) [1]
Ministry executive
Website Homepage
Kalonda Rural Health Centre in Kalomo District Kalonda Rural Health Centre.jpg
Kalonda Rural Health Centre in Kalomo District

The Ministry of Health is a ministry in Zambia. Its head offices are located in Lusaka.

Contents

Operations

Subsidiary organizations include the Central Board of Health and the National Malaria Control Centre.

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.

List of ministers

MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Member for Health and Local Government
Ewain Wilson 19491953
Member for Health, Lands and Local Government
John Roberts Federal Party 19541956
Minister of Health
Sikota Wina United National Independence Party 19641964
Munukayumbwa Sipalo United National Independence Party 1964
Alexander Bwalya Chikwanda United National Independence Party 1972 [2]
Mutumba Mainga Bull United National Independence Party 19731976
Nkandu Luo Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 19991999
Enoch Kavindele Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 20002001
Sylvia Masebo Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 20052006
Kapembwa Simbao 2011
Joseph Kasonde Patriotic Front 20112016
Chitalu Chilufya Patriotic Front 20162021
Jonas Chanda Patriotic Front 2021

Deputy ministers

Deputy MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Nkandu Luo Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 19971999
Chitalu Chilufya Patriotic Front 20152016

References

  1. "Zambian Budget 2015-2016" (PDF). Zambian Government. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. John Dickie; Alan Rake (1973). Who's who in Africa: The Political, Military and Business Leaders of Africa. African Development. p. 583. ISBN   978-0-9502755-0-5.