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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.

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Key results of Zambia in 2019

Maternal death notification

At least 25 per cent of the estimated maternal deaths were notified

Sexual and reproductive health coordination body during crisis

During a humanitarian crisis, a functioning inter-agency sexual and reproductive health coordination body was in place

Fistula treatment

625 Fistula repair surgeries provided with the support of UNFPA

Minimum Initial Services Package

130 Health service providers and managers were trained on the minimum initial service package

Life skills programmes for girls

62170 Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes

Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

62 Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls

Child, early and forced marriage

10597 Girls received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to child, early, and forced marriage

Community declarations on harmful practices

539 Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Maternal death notification

At least 25 per cent of the estimated maternal deaths were notified

Sexual and reproductive health coordination body during crisis

During a humanitarian crisis, a functioning inter-agency sexual and reproductive health coordination body was in place

Fistula treatment

625 Fistula repair surgeries provided with the support of UNFPA

Minimum Initial Services Package

130 Health service providers and managers were trained on the minimum initial service package

Life skills programmes for girls

62170 Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes

Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

62 Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls

Child, early and forced marriage

10597 Girls received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to child, early, and forced marriage

Community declarations on harmful practices

539 Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Programme Activities

All Resources
  • All resources
  • Core
  • Non - core
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Gender equality
  • Evidence-based policymaking
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Gender equality
  • Evidence-based policymaking
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Gender equality
  • Evidence-based policymaking
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Gender equality
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • Analysis on population dynamics
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Analysis on population dynamics
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Gender equality
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • Analysis on population dynamics

Zambia 2019 Programme Activities data

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
Increased availability and use of integrated sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning, maternal health and HIV) that are gender-responsive and meet human rights standards for quality of care and equity in access
Total Spending:
$6,212,094
Implemented by:
UNFPA $4,876,064 (78%)
NGO $301,085 (5%)
GOV $1,034,946 (17%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (14)
Non-core Resources (86)
Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
Increased national capacity to deliver integrated sexual and reproductive health services
Total Spending:
$5341732
Implemented by:
UNFPA $4636437 (87%)
NGO $137835 (3%)
GOV $567460 (11%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (16%)
Non-core Resources (84%)
Sexual and reproductive health Policies
Increased national capacity to deliver integrated sexual and reproductive health policies
Total Spending:
$40514
Implemented by:
UNFPA $20820 (51%)
NGO $18783 (46%)
GOV $912 (2%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (51%)
Non-core Resources (49%)
Supply chain management
Increased national capacity to deliver supply chain management
Total Spending:
$777511
Implemented by:
UNFPA $166470 (21%)
NGO $144467 (19%)
GOV $466574 (60%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (0%)
Non-core Resources (100%)
Accountability for sexual and reproductive health
Increased national capacity to deliver consistent with budget results and accountability for sexual and reproductive health
Total Spending:
$52337
Implemented by:
UNFPA $52337 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Adolescents and youth
Increased priority on adolescents, especially on very young adolescent girls, in national development policies and programmes, particularly increased availability of comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health
Total Spending:
$633,583
Implemented by:
UNFPA $92,374 (15%)
NGO $469,859 (74%)
GOV $71,350 (11%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (22)
Non-core Resources (78)
Adolescents and youth skills and capabilities
Increased national capacity to conduct evidence-based advocacy for incorporating adolescents and youth skills and capabilites
Total Spending:
$624830
Implemented by:
UNFPA $92374 (15%)
NGO $461106 (74%)
GOV $71350 (11%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (23%)
Non-core Resources (77%)
Adolescents and youth
Increased national capacity to conduct evidence-based advocacy for incorporating adolescents and youth and their human rights/needs in national laws, policies, programmes, including in humanitarian settings
Total Spending:
$8753
Implemented by:
NGO $8753 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Gender equality
Advanced gender equality, women’s and girls’ empowerment, and reproductive rights, including for the most vulnerable and marginalized women, adolescents and youth
Total Spending:
$252,173
Implemented by:
UNFPA $102,937 (41%)
NGO $99,129 (39%)
GOV $50,107 (20%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Protection rights
Strengthened international and national protection systems for advancing reproductive rights, promoting gender equality and non-discrimination and addressing gender-based violence
Total Spending:
$76066
Implemented by:
UNFPA $76066 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Ending harmful practices
Increased capacity to prevent gender-based violence and harmful practices and enable the delivery of multisectoral services, including in humanitarian settings
Total Spending:
$176106
Implemented by:
UNFPA $26870 (15%)
NGO $99129 (56%)
GOV $50107 (28%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Organizational effectiveness
Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Total Spending:
$7,142
Implemented by:
NGO $7,142 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Programme effectiveness
Enhanced programme effectiveness by improving quality assurance, monitoring, and evaluation
Total Spending:
$7142
Implemented by:
NGO $7142 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Analysis on population dynamics
development, sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, HIV and gender equality
Total Spending:
$976,498
Implemented by:
UNFPA $775,441 (79%)
NGO $10,873 (1%)
GOV $190,184 (19%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (89)
Non-core Resources (11)
Demographic intelligence
Strengthened national capacity for production and dissemination of quality disaggregated data on population and development issues that allows for mapping of demographic disparities
Total Spending:
$14763
Implemented by:
UNFPA $3890 (26%)
NGO $10873 (74%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (26%)
Non-core Resources (74%)
National population data system
Strengthened national capacity for production and dissemination of quality disaggregated data on population and development issues that allows for mapping of demographic
Total Spending:
$961735
Implemented by:
UNFPA $771550 (80%)
GOV $190184 (20%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (90%)
Non-core Resources (10%)

Programme Documentation

CPE Zambia [2021] (DP/FPA/2020/10)
Cycle: 2021-2022
CPD Zambia [2016-2020] (DP/FPA/CPD/ZMB/8)
Cycle: 2016-2020
CPD Zambia [2011-2015] (DP/FPA/DCP/ZMB/7)
Cycle: 2011-2015
CPD Zambia [2007-2010] (DP/FPA/CPD/ZMB/6)
Cycle: 2007-2010

UNDAF Zambia [2011-2015]

Cycle: 2011-2015

CPAP Zambia [2011-2015]

Cycle: 2011-2015

Audit of the UNFPA Country Office in Zambia

Issue date: 29 February 2016
Technical notes and sources
  • The results featured here are only a selection of key results in line with strategic plan 2014-17 indicators. The selection does not reflect the full picture of all results achieved during the strategic plan cycle by UNFPA programme countries.
  • The source of data for most country level indicators is the UNFPA country annual reports for 2014-2017, unless stated otherwise
  • Results featured are cumulative - i.e., achieved between the 2014 and 2017 timeframe, and reflect the net situation, true as of the year selected
  • Majority of the results are captured from 127 UNFPA programme countries
  • Indicators that are marked ‘not achieved’ could imply any of the following conditions:
    • The country may have achieved the result without the support of UNFPA
    • The country has not targeted the given indicator during the 2014-2017 period
    • UNFPA is supporting this area of work, but the result has not yet been achieved

Notes for key results

  • Maternal deaths averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
  • Unintended pregnancies averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
  • Unsafe abortions averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
  • Number of countries that developed midwifery workforce policies based on international standards: Baseline data not available
  • Number of fistula repair surgeries supported: Baseline data not available
  • Number of countries that implemented at least 8 out of the UNFPA 10-step strategic-approach to comprehensive condom programming: Results achieved in 2014-2016 only
  • Number of countries that have capacity to implement the Minimum Initial Service Package at the onset of a crisis: UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator; the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) is a series of crucial actions required to respond to reproductive health needs at the onset of every humanitarian crisis. View here for more information on MISP
  • Percentage of countries affected by humanitarian crises that have functioning inter-agency gender-based violence coordination body as a result of UNFPA guidance and leadership: Baseline data not available
  • Number of countries that established comprehensive plan to report on UNFPA-supported Sustainable Development Goal indicators: Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available
  • Number of countries that established online national population data platforms that are publicly accessible by users: : Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available
  • Number of countries in which the capacity of national statistical authorities was developed to analyse and use disaggregated data on adolescent and youth: Baseline data not available; UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator
  • Number of countries that generated and used sub-national estimates of population, health and social data: Baseline data not available

The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNFPA concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.

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