Zambia

Currency: Zambian kwacha (ZMW)

Timezone: Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Zambia is a Southern Africa country sharing its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Angola, and Namibia. The country’s population is approximately 18 million people comprising over 72 ethnic groups, including Bemba,Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, and Nsenga. The major languages spoken by the people include English, Bemba, Nyanja, Lozi, Tonga, Luvale, Lunda, and Kaonde. The country has a tropical climate, and the terrain consists of plateaus, hills, and mountains. The Kafue National Park, which is home to various wildlife species, is one of the country’s major tourist attractions.

Zambia is the second-largest producer of copper in Africa, and it accounts for 60% of the country’s exports. Other sources of foreign exchange include Copper, Cobalt, Tobacco, Flowers, and Cotton. Politically, the country operates a presidential republic system of government which is administratively divided into 10 provinces including Lusaka —the capital. The major challenges facing the country include extreme poverty, high unemployment levels, and high debt burden, which is currently over 60 percent of GDP.

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HIV Testing and Couselling (HTC) Implementation Plan (2014-2016)

Ministry of Health, Zambia

The purpose of the HIV Testing and Counselling Implementation Plan is to provide a simplified guide for the implementation of the HTC in 2014-2015. It enables stakeholders to identify and utilize their comparative advantage to...

Zambia • 2014 • Health

Essential Newborn Care Guidelines

Ministry of Health, Zambia

This document discusses the requirements for Essential Newborn Care (ENC), basic care of the newborn immediately after birth, Postnatal Care (PNC), danger signs in the newborn, and special care of a newborn with problems,

Zambia • 2014 • Health

Supplementay Appropriation (2013)

Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia

An Act to confirm the supplementary expenditure of monies aggregating four billion, one hundred and seventy-two million, five hundred and forty-eight thousand, five hundred and sixty-eight kwacha required for the services of the Republic during...

Zambia • 2013 • Finance

The Appropriation Act 2013

Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia

An Act to authorise expenditure from the general revenues of the Republic of monies required for the services of the Republic during the financial year ending 31st December, 2014 not exceeding in the aggregate forty-two...

Zambia • 2013 • Finance

The Excess Expenditure Appropriation (2010) Act (2013)

Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia

An Act to approve the excess expenditure of moneys aggregating eight hundred and fourteen milion, two hundred and nineteen thousand, ninety five kwacha.

Zambia • 2013 • Finance

The Millenium Challenge Compact Act 2013

Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development, Zambia

An Act to give effect to the Millennium Challenge Compact and Program Implementation Agreement. It expands access to improve reliability of water supply, sanitation and drainage services in select urban and peri-urban areas of Lusaka...

Zambia • 2013 • Infrastructure and Construction

The Teaching Profession Act 2013

Ministry of Education, Zambia

An Act to establish the teaching Council of Zambia and define its functions and powers and to provide for the regulation of teachers, their practice and professional conduct; provide for the accreditation and regulation of...

Zambia • 2013 • Education

The Higher Education Act 2013

Ministry of Education, Zambia

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Higher Education Authority and define its functions and powers. It provides for quality assurance and quality promotion in higher education and provides for the establishment, governance...

Zambia • 2013 • Education

The Medicines and Allied Substances Act 2013

Ministry of Health, Zambia

An Act to continue the existence of the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Authority and re-name it as the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority. It provides for the functions and powers of the Authority; the registration and regulation of...

Zambia • 2013 • Health

The National Health Research Act 2013

Ministry of Health, Zambia

An Act to establish the National Health Research Authority and provide for its functions and powers; the National Health Research Ethics Board and provide for its functions and powers and provide a regulatory framework for...

Zambia • 2013 • Health

National Agricultural Policy (Revised Draft)

Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia

This policy is required to address the existing challenges and other issues that have emerged. It highlights the vision of the sector, outlines policy objectives and measures that Government and other actors in the sector...

Zambia • 2013 • Agriculture and Rural Development

2013-2015 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and the 2013 Budget

Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia

This document is divided into six chapters. The first chapter introduces the medium-term development goals and priorities. Chapter two discusses the macroeconomic overview. Chapter three outlines the fiscal strategy and forecast. Chapter four details revenue...

Zambia • 2013 • Finance