Full circle! Ian Nicol, Scottish Government, reported back on his visit to Zambia at the Zambia UK Health Workforce Alliance (ZUKHWA) meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Tuesday 14th February. This meeting was to discuss the health needs of Zambia and what Scotland can contribute.
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| Ian Nicol with ZUKHWA members |
The Zambian Government identified Central Province as the priority for investment and development and, after meeting with Consider in Lusaka, Ian travelled north to Kabwe to meet with Central Province leaders. He learned that the key health priorities included road traffic accidents, trauma services and environmental health (especially disposal of clinical waste): Click here for the Times of Zambia article
Scottish Government will open a Zambia specific funding round on 9th March and this funding will be for projects in Central Province. The Chitambo community sent their list of top 10 priorities: Click here
These are mostly building infrastructure needs. The Zambian Government has allocated new staff to the hospital but they cannot take up post due to a lack of staff housing.
Also, the historic hospital building, founded in 1908 as a memorial to Dr. David Livingstone who died nearby, is in desperate need of renovations. The hospital was rebuilt in 1953, by Scottish medical missionary, Dr. John Todd. This building has stood the test of time but needs modernisation.
Jo met members of Global Emergency Medicine (GEM:www.globalemergencyresearch.com) at the meeting. They are working with humanitarian architects, Orkidstudio (https://orkidstudio.org/), on building a First Level hospital near Mwinilunga in North Western Province. How wonderful if the same could be done for Chitambo?
These are mostly building infrastructure needs. The Zambian Government has allocated new staff to the hospital but they cannot take up post due to a lack of staff housing.
Also, the historic hospital building, founded in 1908 as a memorial to Dr. David Livingstone who died nearby, is in desperate need of renovations. The hospital was rebuilt in 1953, by Scottish medical missionary, Dr. John Todd. This building has stood the test of time but needs modernisation.
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| r]Rebuilding Chitambo Hospital (1953): Grandsons of Chief Chitambo laying the memorial stone |
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| Memorial stone carved by Dr John Todd reads 'This stone was laid by the Grandsons of Chief Chitambo who welcomed Livingstone in 1873' |
Jo met members of Global Emergency Medicine (GEM:www.globalemergencyresearch.com) at the meeting. They are working with humanitarian architects, Orkidstudio (https://orkidstudio.org/), on building a First Level hospital near Mwinilunga in North Western Province. How wonderful if the same could be done for Chitambo?
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