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MINISTER of Health Dr. Joseph Kasonde gives his speech during the Zambia and Zimbabwe (ZamZim) joint World malaria day commemoration at Mukuni Park in Livingstone
MINISTER of Health Dr. Joseph Kasonde

Minister of Health Joseph Kasonde says the creation of a Public Health Institute is key to strengthening of public health system.

Dr. Kasonde said a Public Health Institute would coordinate priority public health functions across the health sector.

He said the institute would also help address human resource and ensure that public health data is systematically collected on a daily basis.

Dr. Kasonde said this during the launch of the development of a National Public Health Institute (NPHI) in the country with the assistance of the American government.

Dr. Kasonde noted that in the face of devastating disease outbreaks like Ebola in Western Africa, and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic, there is temptation to perceive public health as being focused only on infectious disease surveillance.

He said a robust and functional Public Health Institute would not only help coordinate such research but would help develop policy on diseases.

Speaking, earlier American Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz said some of the greatest public health challenges are insidious than acute outbreaks of cholera.

Mr. Schultz said the launch of National Public Health Institute signifies the commitment and partnership that exist between Zambia and the US government.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Very shallow article. What is the mission, vision, goals and objectives of this institute?? (itemise please). What disease conditions will be targeted and what are the expected benefits to the public?

  2. This will be a very good idea if it is implemented. It should be set up as an international training center for disease control with the capacity to train people from around the world not just Zambians. Knowledge exchange with the international community is vital for Zambia to keep up with the rest of the world. American university teaching hospitals already do this and have become centers of excellence for treating unusual or strange diseases including Ebola. People come from around the world to study and share information. Zambia needs an accredited international health center so that leaders will have faith in going there for treatment. No more sending leaders and their relatives or friends to foreign hospitals using ordinary citizens taxes. It is outright corruption.

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