Description: The project acquired equipment for the maternity ward of Lewanika General Hospital in Mongu.
Programme: Small scale local projects
SECTOR (OECD): Health
Budget in CZK: 511 560 Kč
Implementer: Caritas Czech Republic
Funding organization/s: The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Harare
Web links: https://zambia.charita.cz/what-we-do/ completed-projects/equipment-support- to-maternity-wing-of-lewanika-general- hospital/
Contact - implementer: www.charita.cz
Contact - gestor: www.mzv.cz/lusaka/cz/
Detailed description: Although Zambia has seen positive developments in reproductive health care in recent years, maternal mortality is still unacceptably high. To alleviate high mortality, the Czech Republic supported the Caritas CZ project to acquire equipment for the maternity ward of Lewanika General Hospital in Mongu (Western Province).
Project identifier: ZM16MZV-2
Project status: Completed
COUNTRY/EMBASSY: Zambia
Nation-wide project: Selected regions
Project location: Mongu, Western Province