CDC Zambia

06/01/2025

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

For more information about prevention, risks, symptoms, and treatments for cervical cancer, follow this CDC link: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/features/cervical-cancer.html

02/01/2025

President Carter's lasting legacy to control and eradicate NTDs, including Guinea worm disease.

30/12/2024

23/12/2024

Today’s spotlight is on Ms. Eugenia Zulu, the CDC Zambia Grants Management Team Lead.

Congratulations to Eugenia on being named the Locally Employed Staff of the Year for the U.S. Mission in Zambia! Her exceptional performance and innovative approach to overcoming challenges in the CDC Zambia Grants Office have earned her this well-deserved recognition.

Eugenia demonstrated remarkable resilience and resourcefulness in addressing significant staffing shortages that began in September 2023. Despite the workforce crisis, she managed to maintain the operations of the Grants Office effectively. The office is responsible for overseeing cooperative agreement mechanisms valued at over $130 million. These agreements are crucial for implementing CDC’s entire health portfolio, highlighting the importance of her role.

In the midst of performing duties, for what should have been a team of 5 staff members, Eugenia also incorporated innovation and excellence in her recommendation to establish south-to-south support from other CDC country offices. This resulted in the CDC Zambia Office receiving direct staff assistance and support from 4 country offices, CDC Rwanda, Ethiopia, Namibia, and Haiti.

Once again, congratulations to Eugenia on this well-deserved recognition as LES Staff of the Year!

13/12/2024

Funding Opportunity!

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12/12/2024

We are Hiring!

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS

The U.S. Mission in Lusaka, Zambia is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Associate Director for Management & Operations at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention office. The CDC Associate Director of Management & Operations vacancy announcement opened December 6, 2024, and will close at midnight on December 23, 2024.

The CDC Zambia Associate Director for Management & Operations (ADMO) oversees all day-to-day management, operations, and financial coordination functions in support of a broad range of agency-funded program activities implemented by 87 staff working in specific program offices, branches, or programmatic teams. This is done through direct supervision and management oversight of a team of three team leads and one workforce specialist; it also has indirect supervision of 12 staff. The work portfolio includes responsibilities in the areas of finance, human resources, procurement, information technology and management, and logistics. Incumbent has signatory authority for travel, procurement and approvement actions.

The job holder serves as liaison between the Embassy, other US agencies, and CDC Zambia on general service issues, including services provided under the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) platform. The incumbent is responsible for internal budget planning and the oversight of its implementation. In the absence of the CDC Zambia Deputy Country Director, the ADMO may take on authorities and responsibilities accorded to the Deputy Country Director

To view the vacancy , please follow this link:

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO):  The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or s*xual orientation.

11/12/2024

Meet Kafula Musonda and Sarah Shamoya, who serve as Site Connectors at Nakambala DREAMS center in Mazabuka, focusing on demand creation within the community to raise awareness about the DREAMS program. Their role involves identifying and screening Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) for risks and vulnerabilities subsequently enrolling them into DREAMS which aims to empower AGYW to be Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe.

This year’s World AIDS Day on December 1, 2024, marked the 10th anniversary of the DREAMS initiative which aims to reduce new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women.

CDC and The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) working with Ciheb-Zambia have reached 24,000 AGYW and enrolled 23,000 into the program and successfully graduated 22,000. All the AGYW have been layered on several services to reduce their risks including Pre-Exposure prophylaxis, economic strengthening, school-based support.

01/12/2024

Today we join the global community to commemorate .

The United States government’s theme for is “Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress.”

The United States has partnered with Zambia on public health for over two decades. In that time, the average Zambian life expectancy has increased by 20 years from 44 in 2000 to 64 in 2024!

Today, through the support of the U.S. government, nearly 1.3 million Zambians are being provided with life-saving HIV treatment free of charge.

This year alone, the U.S. government through The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has conducted over 5.4 million HIV tests and identified over 125,000 new positive cases. Out of this number, more than 114,000 representing 91% have been put on life saving anti-retroviral therapy. Efforts at various health facilities are under way to ensure the remaining positives are tracked and put on treatment.

also marks the10 year celebration of the announcement of PEPFAR’s (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored & Safe) program. This program has reached millions of adolescent girls & young women around the world, reducing new HIV infections through a package that includes PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) access, school support, and violence prevention.

As we look toward the future, we must all work together to sustain gains we have made and accelerate progress toward ending HIV as a public health threat by 2030. In the next few years leading to 2030, together, we should transform the approach from an HIV emergency response to a sustained one led by government and local entities.

Join us today in commemorating as we come together to remember, support, and empower those affected by HIV/AIDS.

17/11/2024

In Zambia, CDC through helped expand lifesaving TB preventive treatment from 8% to 90% of people living with , which contributed to a 78% decline in TB deaths.

03/11/2024

Meet Zambia’s next top band – CDC Zamrock Band!

On Friday November 1, 2024, CDC Zambia staff dressed up in their best Zamrock style attire for their social event aimed at fostering employee relationships, organizational culture and boosting morale.

Zamrock has such a vibrant and rich musical heritage, and CDC Zambia staff joined together to celebrate Zambian culture, while fostering team spirit.

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23/09/2024

We are Hiring!

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR PROGRAMS (1)

The Associate Director for Programs vacancy announcement opened September 10, 2024, and will close at midnight on September 27, 2024.

The incumbent serves as Associate Director for Programs and senior public health technical advisor for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Zambia office. S/he shares oversight responsibilities for the development and implementation of public health-related technical program activities and has direct responsibility for day-to-day program activities that implement or support the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Responsibilities include program planning and development, supervision of activity/branch staff, grants, contracts and cooperative agreement oversight. Incumbent works closely with the supervisor to ensure that all branch activities contribute to measurable results that are in line with agency regulations, PEPFAR strategic objectives, international ethical guidelines and standards for public healthcare. Job holder directly supervises 2 Branch Chiefs (1 US Direct Hire and 1 Locally Employed Direct Hire). The position reports into the Country Director and is positioned in the Programs section of CDC

Please follow this link https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/zmb/vacancysearch/searchVacancies.hms to view the vacancy.

PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES COORDINATOR (3)

The Provincial Health Services Coordinator vacancy announcement opened September 16, 2024, and will close at midnight on September 30, 2024.

The primary purpose of the position is to serve as Provincial Health Services Coordinator for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Program Field Office in the assigned Province of Zambia; this position will be based in the Provincial Capital cities. CDC Zambia provides direct technical and financial support through a Cooperative Agreement with the Provincial Health offices for HIV prevention and treatment programs aimed at reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS, as part of the United States Government Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); the support covers health systems improvement and integration activities as well as HIV/AIDS clinical and laboratory services. This position will be responsible for monitoring program budget performance, provision of grant management oversight and serve as key liaison on management of the provincial cooperative agreement between the Government of Zambia Provincial Health Offices and the CDC Zambia head office in Lusaka.

Eastern Province: Please follow this link https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/zmb/vacancysearch/searchVacancies.hms to view the vacancy.

Southern Province : Please follow this link https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/zmb/vacancysearch/searchVacancies.hms to view the vacancy.

Northwestern Province : Please follow this link https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/zmb/vacancysearch/searchVacancies.hms to view the vacancy.

03/09/2024

Exciting News!

Public health in action with private sector participation. On August 28, 2024, the U.S. CDC, in partnership with the Ministry of Health Zambia, African Field Epidemiology Network, and Akros, presented survey results on mobile phone data collection tools for community-level behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccination. This one-year pilot project explored the use of mobile phone surveys to collect data on behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccinations to understand the feasibility of using this novel method to rapidly collect vaccine demand data to inform targeted interventions.

This collaboration between the U.S. CDC, Zambia Ministry of Health, AFENET, and Akros, and cross-sector partnership with Zamtel and Airtel telecoms showcases a strong example of public health innovation combined with private sector expertise. The use of mobile phone tools for collecting data on behavioral and social drivers for COVID-19 vaccination is a significant step forward, especially in the context of collecting vaccine demand data.

The findings from the survey, particularly the concerns of unvaccinated individuals, can provide crucial insights into how to address vaccine hesitancy and improve vaccination rates. It's also promising that the pilot project demonstrated the utility of using mobile phone surveys for rapidly and remotely collecting immunization data from the community, which could be a game-changer for managing other infectious diseases. The pilot project was limited to Lusaka, Kalomo and Chavuma.

The partnership with Zamtel and Airtel Zambia for conducting surveys by text message and interactive voice response is a great example of leveraging existing infrastructure to facilitate data collection in diverse settings. This approach not only supports public health efforts but also helps in refining strategies based on real-time data and community feedback.


Ministry of Health Zambia