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UNFPA Zambia

Zambia has made notable progress in improving maternal health in the last decade. However, progress is insufficient to achieve the target for the maternal health Millennium Development Goal. With a low contraceptive prevalence rate and limited skilled birth attendance, there remains a critical need to accelerate the implementation of high impact maternal health interventions. UNFPA supports programmes for family planning, emergency obstetric and neonatal care, midwifery, HIV prevention, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health at national and subnational levels.

Key results of Zambia in 2021 View more
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Health services for sexual violence survivors

Essential health services were provided for survivors of sexual violence by at least 60 per cent of public health facilities
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Youth participation in policy and programmes

Mechanisms were in place for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding processes
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Reproductive rights, laws and policies

Strategies were in place to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
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Rights of marginalized groups

Intervention models or strategies to empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights were rolled out
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Gender-based violence platform

A national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence was in place
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Fistula treatment

105
Fistula repair surgeries provided with the support of UNFPA
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Minimum Initial Services Package

25
Health service providers and managers were trained on the minimum initial service package
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Life skills programmes for girls

11,851
Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes
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Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

11
Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls
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Child, early and forced marriage

6,108
Girls received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to child, early, and forced marriage
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Community declarations on harmful practices

13
Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
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Key humanitarian results 2022

UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries

Total people reached with all types of GBV services

Total women reached with all types of SRH services

Number of people reached with SRH/GBV information and awareness activities

Dignity Kits distributed

Number of adolescent and youth-friendly spaces supported by UNFPA

Number of health facilities that provide specialized GBV services (including Clinical Management of Rape), supported by UNFPA

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Programme Activities

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Zambia 2022 Programme Activities data

Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
By 2025, the reduction in gender-based violence and harmful practices has accelerated
Total Spending:
$2,782,438
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,092,913 (39%)
GOV $340,011 (12%)
NGO $1,349,514 (49%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (10%)
Non-core Resources (90%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$1,313,579
Implemented by:
UNFPA $515,352 (39%)
NGO $747,031 (57%)
GOV $51,196 (4%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (5)
Non-core Resources (95)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$906,511
Implemented by:
UNFPA $413,724 (46%)
NGO $457,934 (51%)
GOV $34,854 (4%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$41,830
Implemented by:
GOV $41,830 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$64,083
Implemented by:
UNFPA $15,381 (24%)
GOV $48,701 (76%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (74)
Non-core Resources (26)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$212,074
Implemented by:
UNFPA $53,816 (25%)
NGO $48,390 (23%)
GOV $109,867 (52%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (47)
Non-core Resources (53)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$244,361
Implemented by:
UNFPA $94,640 (39%)
NGO $96,158 (39%)
GOV $53,563 (22%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (5)
Non-core Resources (95)
Ending preventable maternal deaths
By 2025, the reduction of preventable maternal deaths has accelerated
Total Spending:
$4,627,312
Implemented by:
UNFPA $3,235,131 (70%)
GOV $1,199,859 (26%)
NGO $192,321 (4%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (47%)
Non-core Resources (53%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$110,173
Implemented by:
UNFPA $102,813 (93%)
GOV $7,359 (7%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$517,328
Implemented by:
UNFPA $517,328 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (88)
Non-core Resources (12)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$1,519,813
Implemented by:
UNFPA $863,943 (57%)
NGO $49,066 (3%)
GOV $606,804 (40%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (93)
Non-core Resources (7)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$2,479,998
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,751,046 (71%)
NGO $143,256 (6%)
GOV $585,696 (24%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (12)
Non-core Resources (88)
Ending the unmet need for family planning
By 2025, the reduction in the unmet need for family planning has accelerated
Total Spending:
$1,266,685
Implemented by:
UNFPA $672,692 (53%)
NGO $210,698 (17%)
GOV $383,295 (30%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (20%)
Non-core Resources (80%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$53,076
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,673 (3%)
NGO $48,371 (91%)
GOV $3,032 (6%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$356,145
Implemented by:
UNFPA $319,997 (90%)
GOV $36,148 (10%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (39)
Non-core Resources (61)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$134,223
Implemented by:
UNFPA $35,904 (27%)
NGO $16,937 (13%)
GOV $81,382 (61%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (68)
Non-core Resources (32)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$723,242
Implemented by:
UNFPA $315,118 (44%)
NGO $145,390 (20%)
GOV $262,734 (36%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (3)
Non-core Resources (97)
Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Total Spending:
$29,658
Implemented by:
UNFPA $29,658 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100%)
Optimized management of resources
Optimized management of resources
Total Spending:
$29,658
Implemented by:
UNFPA $29,658 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)

Programme Documentation

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CPD Zambia [2023-2027] (DP/FPA/CPD/ZMB/9)
Cycle: 2023-2027
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CPD Zambia [2011-2015] (DP/FPA/DCP/ZMB/7)
Cycle: 2011-2015
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UNDAF Zambia [2011-2015]
Cycle: 2011-2015
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CPAP Zambia [2011-2015]
Cycle: 2011-2015
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CPD Zambia [2016-2020] (DP/FPA/CPD/ZMB/8)
Cycle: 2016-2020
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CPD Zambia [2007-2010] (DP/FPA/CPD/ZMB/6)
Cycle: 2007-2010
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Technical notes and sources

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