Ministry of Health (Zambia)
Ministry overview | |
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Type | Ministry |
Jurisdiction | Government of Zambia |
Headquarters | Haille Selassie Avenue Ndeke House P.O. Box 30205, Lusaka, Zambia |
Annual budget | ZMW. 4.43 billion (2016)[1] |
Ministry executive |
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Website | Homepage |
The Ministry of Health is a ministry in Zambia. Its head offices are located in Lusaka.
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[]
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Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
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Member for Health and Local Government | |||
1949 | 1953 | ||
Member for Health, Lands and Local Government | |||
Federal Party | 1954 | 1956 | |
Minister of Health | |||
Sikota Wina | United National Independence Party | 1964 | 1964 |
United National Independence Party | 1964 | ||
Alexander Bwalya Chikwanda | United National Independence Party | 1972[2] | |
Mutumba Mainga Bull | United National Independence Party | 1973 | 1976 |
Nkandu Luo | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 1999 | 1999 |
Enoch Kavindele | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 2000 | 2001 |
Sylvia Masebo | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 2005 | 2006 |
2011 | |||
Joseph Kasonde | Patriotic Front | 2011 | 2016 |
Chitalu Chilufya | Patriotic Front | 2016 | 2021 |
Jonas Chanda | Patriotic Front | 2021 |
Deputy ministers[]
Deputy Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
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Nkandu Luo | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 1997 | 1999 |
Chitalu Chilufya | Patriotic Front | 2015 | 2016 |
References[]
- ^ "Zambian Budget 2015-2016" (PDF). Zambian Government. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Health ministers of Zambia
- Government ministries of Zambia
- Health in Zambia
- Health ministries
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