Central Province Health Office

Commemoration of World Eclampsia Day in Kabwe.

Central province commemorated World Eclampsia Day in Kabwe, a vital awareness campaign that sheds light on the life-threatening pregnancy complication that affects thousands of women worldwide.

There is need to come together to educate ourselves and others on the signs, symptoms, and prevention strategies to ensure a healthy and safe pregnancy for all.

By Mike Sinkala- Senior Health Promotion Officer

The Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) team and the Central PHO team have embarked on a mortality surveillance exercise in Kapiri Mposhi, Chisamba, and Mumbwa with the purpose of strengthening mortality surveillance and improving the completeness of the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system.
To address the underrepresentation in mortality surveillance and the incomplete CRVS system, one proposed solution is the implementation of a Sample Registration System (SRS). This method involves selecting a statistically significant subset of the population to estimate vital statistics, thereby providing a cost-effective and sustainable approach when combined with validated verbal autopsy procedures.
By implementing the SRS in nationally representative sample clusters, Zambia can bridge existing gaps in vital statistics and mortality surveillance in the short to medium term. Collecting information on deaths, births, and their characteristics beyond healthcare facilities is essential for informing health interventions and policy decisions, highlighting the importance of strengthening mortality surveillance systems.
Study Objectives
To develop and implement a comprehensive mortality surveillance system using a Sample-based Registration System (SRS) that will accurately detect, notify, and determine the causes of all deaths within sampled sites, with the primary goal of generating high-quality mortality data for evidence-based decision-making.
Specific Objectives
To establish a nationally and regionally representative sample-based mortality surveillance system.
To detect and report all deaths, pregnancies, and pregnancy outcomes occurring within the sampled sites.
To notify all deaths and births occurring within the sampled sites to the Civil Registration Authority.
To determine the causes of death for all deaths occurring within the sampled sites using Verbal Autopsy.
To determine the contributory social factors associated with a subset of deaths using Social Autopsy.
To utilize mortality data for evidence-based decision-making.

By Sinkala Mike
Senior Health Promotions
Central province.

CENTRAL PROVINCE EMBRACES THE HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES APPROACH.

This morning the Provincial Health Director Dr. Elijah Mutoloki Chaired a Provincial Advisory Committee meeting, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary Dr. Miller Mwanakampwe. The Advisory Committee is formed to enhance the Health in All Policies Strategy.

In his welcoming remarks, the Provincial Health Director appreciated the role that stakeholders in public and private institutions play in ensuring that the population is healthy. He also thanked the Advisory Committee for their commitment to multisectoral collaboration in ensuring a healthy and productive population.

During the discussions, a number of issues and wayforward was discussed by the committee after presentations made on Health in all Policies, Social Determinants of Health and Health Cities /Towns Concept made by Mrs. Mercy Mulwanda Chisi Senior Health Promotion Officer and a presentation on the structure and Functions of the Ministry of Health made by Mr. Ernest Mankomba the Senior Health Planner at Central PHO. The Advisory Committee expressed gratitude to PHD and commitment to ensure that the HiAP is implemented in the province.

World Health Organization defines Health as a completely state of physical, mental and social well being of a person and not merely the absence of disease. This calls for multisectoral collaboration and
, participation by all institutions in public, private, quasi and parastal and all individual as at family and community level in ensuring that health is put at the center of every life at promotive and preventive level in the continuum of care.

The Health in All Policies Strategy provides a process through which the Social Determinants of Health can also be addressed through multisectoral approach. Social Determinants of Health affects the health of the people where they are born, live, grow, work and age. Hence, the actions by the committee to facilitate for mass sensitization on social behavioral change for better health.

The meeting paved a very good road map for a call to action.

Story by Mercy Mulwanda Chisi
Senior Health Promotion Officer
Central Province Health Office

TO ALL OUR HARDWORKING NURSES.

Happy Nurses Day to all the incredible nurses around the Nation and in particular Central Province.

Today we celebrate your kindness, dedication, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment to caring for humanity. Your healing hands, comforting words, and tireless service make a difference in countless lives every day.

Thank you for being the heart of healthcare and a source of hope to patients and families.
May you continue to be blessed with strength, wisdom, and joy as you serve others with compassion and love.

Happy Nurses Day! 🌸💙

TODAY WE CELEBRATE OUR NURSES.

HAPPY NURSES DAY

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
TO ALL MOTHERS!
YOU NATURE, NURTURE AND GIVE LIFE.
GOOD HEALTH WITH LONG LIFE IS FOR YOU!