09/10/2026
ZFDS SET FOR OCTOBER CHILD HEALTH WEEK OUTREACHES⭐️
The Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) is set to conduct the first round of Child Health Week outreaches in October 2026, targeting communities across four provinces under the theme “Strengthening Community Health Systems: Closing the Last Mile for Every Child.”
The outreaches will cover:
📍 Kabuta — Luapula Province
📍 Mushiwe — Copperbelt Province
📍 Mboroma — Central Province
📍 Luamfula — North-Western Province
Services will include Vitamin A supplementation, deworming, nutrition assessments and growth monitoring, routine and catch-up immunisation, HPV vaccination for eligible nine-year-old girls, early childhood development services, early infant diagnosis of HIV and linkage to care, as well as health and nutrition promotion.
ZFDS Chief Nursing Officer, Sr. Florence Mambwe, confirmed that four teams are ready for deployment. The first team will depart on 11 October 2026, with the remaining teams scheduled to begin their outreaches on 18, 25 and 26 October 2026.
“We are not just visiting a village; we are mobilising our efforts to close the last-mile gap by supporting community health workers in bringing health services to every household with children under five,” she said.
Through these outreaches, ZFDS continues to strengthen community-level healthcare delivery, improve access to essential child health services and support efforts to ensure that no child is left behind.
