Authors: Zambia Ministry of Health
The overarching goal of the National Community Health Strategy (NHCS) 2019 – 2021 is to contribute to the achievement of the Ministry of Health’s legacy goals outlined in the NHSP 2017 – 2021. This will be done by improving access to health services at the community level.
The NCHS aims to reposition and expand the current cadre of frontline workers in the formal sector, and strengthen the link to the informal sector. It is designed to guide in the strengthening of community mechanisms to improve the provision of preventive, promotive and minor curative health services. The NCHS Operational Plan (2019 – 2021) is the health sector’s medium term costed strategic operational plan outlining objectives, strategies, interventions and activities supporting the successful implementation of the NCHS (2019 -2021).
This NCHS identifies six objectives that contribute to the achievement of the legacy goals that seek to improve access to health services at the community level.
Link: Zambia National Community Health Strategy, 2019-2021
Resource Topic: Africa, CHW Role, Country Ownership, Policy
Resource Type: FAH
Year: 2019
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Zambia
Publisher May Restrict Access: No