Zambia

HIV/AIDS in Zambia

• 13.5% Estimated Prevalence
  (Age 15–49)
• 45,000 Estimated Deaths (2009)
• 690,000 Estimated Orphans
• 283,863 Reported Number of People Receiving ART
• 440,000 Estimated Number of People Needing ART
  
  

  SOURCE:
  UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, November 2010

HIV/AIDS Assets and Strategic Focus

Strategic focus
The CDC HIV/AIDS office in Zambia was launched in December 2000. Since then, CDC has worked with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) ministries and provincial health offices to support the national strategy to combat HIV/AIDS. Twenty-two of over 50 cooperative agreements have been awarded to the GRZ and parastatal organizations. Program efforts continue to focus on preventing HIV infection and eliminating mother to child transmission; treatment and care of those infected with HIV and/or TB; increasing national laboratory capacity; and implementation science in HIV prevention, care, and treatment.

Strengthening health systems and workforce
CDC provides technical leadership to the Ministry of Health to strengthen epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory, and workforce capacity - essential components for strong, sustainable public health systems. The CDC also supports various international universities that are providing technical assistance to the University of Zambia and the University Teaching Hospital to improve and increase academic and clinical training programs.