Zambia Flying Doctor Service

17/08/2025

FLYING DOCTORS AVERT MEDICAL CRISIS IN MANSA WITH DOUBLE EVACUATION⭐️

The Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) successfully conducted an emergency medical evacuation of two patients from Mansa to Lusaka today, preventing a potential medical crisis by providing quick access to specialized care.

The first patient, a young man, was initially treated for injuries from a road traffic accident.

After his condition suddenly deteriorated, causing severe headaches and convulsions, doctors at Mansa General Hospital requested an urgent airlift.

The Ministry of Health through the Permanent Secretary authorized the ZFDS to transport the patient for advanced medical attention at Lusaka's University Teaching Hospital (UTH).

In a separate case from the same facility, a second patient with persistent health complications was also transported.

Local doctors determined that further examination and treatment at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka were necessary.

The ZFDS aircraft departed from Ndola, landing in Mansa at 11:00 hours.

Both patients were quickly boarded and flown to Lusaka, where they landed shortly after 13:00 hours.

A UTH ambulance was on standby to transport the patients directly to the hospital, where they are currently admitted and receiving care.

We wish the patients a quick and speedy recovery 🙏.

17/08/2025

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16/08/2025

ZFDS FLIES MINING ACCIDENT VICTIM TO LUSAKA FOR SPECIALISED CARE⭐️

The Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) has successfully evacuated 39-year-old, a mining accident victim, from Mpika to Lusaka for urgent specialized medical attention.

The aeromedical exercise conducted on August 15, 2025, highlights the critical role of the Service in providing rapid medical transport for patients in remote areas.

The victim sustained severe injuries in a mining accident on August 10, including impacted hip joints.

Doctors at the Michael Chilufya Sata General Hospital in Mpika determined that his condition required immediate and advanced care, which was only available at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka.

The evacuation was initiated after Dr. Kambwili Jethro, Senior Resident Medical Officer at the Mpika hospital, submitted a formal request to the Ministry of Health to authorize ZFDS to airlift the patient.

A ZFDS aircraft departed Ndola at 7:32 hours, arriving in Mpika at 8:52 hours.

Following the careful loading of the patient ,the flight took off at 9:25 hours and landed at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport - Zambia Air force base in Lusaka at 11:25 hours, where an ambulance was waiting to transport him to the hospital.

We continue to ensure actualization of our mandate in health care delivery.we wish the patient a speedy recovery.

15/08/2025

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15/08/2025

ZFDS TRANSPORTS INJURED WORKER & HEART PATIENT IN DIFFERENT TIMELY MEDVACS⭐️

Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) has conducted two critical air medical evacuations yesterday , August 14, 2025, demonstrating its essential role in providing rapid access to specialized healthcare.

The first mission was a medical repatriation for a patient covered by the Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB).

The patient, who is paralyzed in the lower limbs following a workplace accident, was transported from Lusaka to Livingstone.

The ZFDS aircraft, registration number 9J FDS, departed Kenneth Kaunda International Airport at 09:52 and landed at Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport at 11:22, where WCFCB personnel received the patient.

This operation is part of an ongoing partnership between ZFDS and WCFCB to ensure timely air transport for injured workers.

The second evacuation was for a 67-year-old woman referred from Kitwe Teaching Hospital, who was suffering from acute heart failure.

The patient was transported by land to ZFDS headquarters at Zuze Air Force Base in Ndola.

The ZFDS plane departed at 17:04 hours and arrived at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport at 18:02hours

A medical ambulance from the National Heart Hospital was on standby to transport the patient to the hospital for the urgent attention.

These successful missions underscore the Government and the ZFDS's continued dedication to providing life-saving aeromedical services across Zambia.

14/08/2025

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13/08/2025

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11/08/2025

ZFDS EVACUATES PATIENTS FROM SOUTHERN & EASTERN PROVINCES⭐️

The Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) did yesterday,10th August,2025 conduct two critical air medical evacuations, transporting patients from the Eastern and Southern Provinces to specialized medical facilities in Lusaka.

The first evacuation was a pre-arranged transfer for a patient of the Workers' Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB).

The patient, who is paralyzed in their lower limbs following a workplace accident, was airlifted from Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula airport in Livingstone to lusaka for specialized treatment.

Following a request made,ZFDS aircraft registration number 9J-AGC departed Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport at 10:20 hours and arrived at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport at 11:50 hours and the patient was transported to Fairview Hospital in Lusaka.

This operation is part of an ongoing partnership between ZFDS and WCFCB, which is formalized by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

This agreement ensures that workers who suffer occupational injuries receive swift air transport for specialized medical care.

In a separate operation, ZFDS transported a Patient from Chipata Central Hospital to Maina Soko Military Hospital.

Dr. Mbinga Mbinga, the hospital’s Senior Medical Superintendent,requested the Ministry of Health to authorize the request for the air ambulance transfer and the said request was approved by the Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary -Dr. Kennedy Lishimpi.

Upon landing in Lusaka at 16:50 hours, the land ambulance from the National Heart Hospital picked the patient at the airport and transported them to Maina Soko Military Hospital, where they are currently admitted for specialized treatment.

We wish the patients a quick recovery and we are grateful to the Ministry of Health for ensuring easier collaboration amongst health facilities in a bid to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.





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