Support Zambia

ZambiaCNIS courses are taught in Zambia through the Okanagan-
Zambia Health Initiative (OkaZHI)

Population: 13.5 million (2010)
Population growth: 3.1 % per year
Life expectancy at birth: 52 years
Fertility rate: 6.0 children/woman
Maternal mortality ratio: 830/100,000 live births
47% of births attended by a skilled attendant
10 physicians per 100,000 people
Ranked 91th on the Economist Unit’s Index of Democracy (2010)
Ranked 150th on the UN Human Development Report (2010)

PROGRAMS IN ZAMBIA:

Safer Surgery and Obstetrics
WHAT WE TEACH:
Essential Surgical Skills
Structured Hernia Repair
WHERE WE WORK: