Aug 26, 2015 the national drug policy 2015 to 2020 sets out the governments approach to alcohol and other drug issues, with the overarching goal of minimising alcohol and other drug harm, and promoting and protecting health and wellbeing. Interestingly, zambia is also one of the most urbanized countries in subsaharan africa, with approximately 38% of the population living in urban areas. National health policy 2011 and the national population policy 2012. The znf is a major strategy in promo tion of rational use of medicines. Zambia continues to face the hiv epidemic with the latest hiv prevalence estimated at. Zambia department of youth development national youth. There is very limited information available on adrs in zambia, however, the national drug policy acknowledges the irrational widespread drug use in the country, including, preference for injections. The national drug policy sets out our response as a society to alcohol and other drug1 aod issues.
Department of education ed as part of the anti drug abuse act of. Ronald reagan took action to combat student drug use by enacting the drugfree schools and communities act dfsca, which authorized schoolbased drug prevention programs to be administered by the u. The national health policy for zambia seeks to respond to these challenges. Zambian population policy and the integrated family planning project. Implementing educational policies in zambia paul p. Refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to waste away, i. The formulary contains information about essential and rational medicines available on the zambia essential medicines list zeml. The food and drugs act a s part i national assembly of zambia. The zambian experience demonstrates the need for a harmonized national consensus among many stakeholders and a political commitment to ensure that new policies are translated into practice quickly.
The study sought to establish practices in drug and alcohol abuse prevention education in selected secondary schools in zambia. Current practices isaac masiye, daniel ndhlovu university of zambia, school of education, p. The national policy on climate change should be put in place and institutional arrangements, capacities and adequate resources deployed to develop a national action plan to implement the national climate change response strategy for as climate resilient and the low emission growth. Aug 18, 2017 a national policy to regulate the production, distribution, sale, advertisement and consumption of alcohol has been launched in lilongwe, malawis capital on friday. Policy guidelines used isaac masiye1, daniel ndhlovu2 1,2university of zambia, school of education lusaka. With this publication, the ministry of health issues the first guidelines on universal routine hiv testing, counselling and treatment, hiv self testing and use of better tolerated drugs such as dolutegravir, efavirenz400mg and tenofovir alafenamide. Zambia department of youth development national youth policy. The food and drugs act a s part i national assembly. As for the implementation of a rehabilitation center network, treatnet ii has the full support of the government in zambia, which will ensure the correct implementation of the project. Zambias national health insurance scheme the health press.
The government will use the policy to prioritise its resources and assess the effectiveness of the actions taken by government agencies and frontline services. Zambia demography total population 1 000s year 2006 11696 annual population growth rate1 % year 19962006 2. The national drug policy ndp 2016 has been formulated by keeping compliance with the. The zambia national formulary znf is an integral component of the zambia national medicines policy that is aimed at making available and accessible essential medicines of proven efficacy, safety and quality at affordable cost. The national drug policy 2015 2020 is the guiding document for policies and practices responding to alcohol and other drug issues. The policy aims to guide, influence and support decisionmaking by local. Monitoring of national drug policy ndp and its standardized. However, there are a number of systems and policies in place that govern child protection issues, and there is a national child policy 2006 of the ministry of sport, youth and child development. Pdf hivaids workplace policy addressing epidemic drivers. Policy documents the national food and nutrition commission. National food and nutrition strategic plan for zambia 20112016. The national health policy of 1983 and the national health policy of 2002 have served well in guiding the approach for the health sector in the fiveyear plans. Muluzi launches malawi national alcohol policy malawi nyasa. School safety policies and programs administered by the u.
Now 14 years after the last health policy, the context has changed in four major ways. To help save lives and improve health, it is important to be sure about equity to access to drugs, drug efficacy, quality and safety, and rational use of drugs, which are standardized national drug policy ndp objectives. Protecting children in zambia from violence, abuse, neglect. Drug and alcohol abuse prevention education in selected. Africa technical department series includes bibliographical references. Malaria control policy introduction malaria is a devastating global public health problem accounting for 300 to 500 million cases per year resulting in well over 1,000,000 deaths. In his speech at the 2nd african conference on the integrated family planning, nutrition and parasite control project panfrico held in lusaka, zambia on march 7, 1989, zambian president, kenneth d. The new national drug policy, according to luo, was intended to help the government realise the objective of providing all zambians with equity of access to costeffective, quality health care as. Kaunda stated that rapid increase in population severely.
Ndps indicators are useful to evaluate the pharmaceutical system. The national drug policy 2015 to 2020 sets out the governments approach to alcohol and other drug issues, with the overarching goal of minimising alcohol and other drug harm, and promoting and protecting health and wellbeing. National drug policy 2015 to 2020 ministry of health. National drug policy 2015 to 2020 ministry of health nz. A pharmaceutical product, used in or on the human body for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of disease, or for the modification of physiological function. A national policy to regulate the production, distribution, sale, advertisement and consumption of alcohol has been launched in lilongwe, malawis. The policy is anchored in the vision 2030 and shall be implemented through successive national development plans and national health strategic plans. In zambia, the national aids co uncil has been advoc ating for establ ishing of hivai ds workplace poli cies to. United nations development assistance framework for zambia. Ronald reagan took action to combat student drug use by enacting the drug free schools and communities act dfsca, which authorized schoolbased drug prevention programs to be administered by the u. Box 30205, lusaka drug abuse and drug dependence treatment situation according to the unodc world drug report 2010. For example, the national aids strategic framework nasf 20112015 acknowledged that an enabling legal and policy environment is central to a rightsbased approach to addressing hiv in zambia. May 10, 2005 pharmaceuticals have made an important contribution to global reductions in morbidity and mortality. The overall prevalence of alcohol consumption over a period of one year was.
The prevalence of opiates use among the age group between 15 and 64 years comprises 0. The government will use the policy to prioritise resources and assess the effectiveness of the actions taken by agencies and frontline services. Drug policy changes are not without difficulties and demand a sustained international financing strategy for them to succeed. The national food and nutrition strategic plan nfnsp for zambia covers 11 key strategic directions. Zambian population policy and the integrated family planning. The indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side effects and dosages are provided. National health policy, the national population policy and the national drug policy ndp. The zambia pharmacovigilance centre zpvc would be grateful to receive any comments on experience gained from the practical use of the guide which would help in developing it further. At the moment, we are cooperating with 2 local rehabilitation hospitals see contact details below. Preventing drug use among children and adolescents national institute on drug abuse karen l. Drug and alcohol abuse is a growing social and public health problem among secondary school learners in zambia.
The national food and nutrition commission succssfully held its first ever food and nutrition media awards at a colorful event on friday 30th november, 2018 at mulungushi conference centre. Pharmaceuticals have made an important contribution to global reductions in morbidity and mortality. Implementation plan, the national population policy, and the national health strategic plan table 1. National drug policy 2015 to 2020 1 the national drug policy sets out our response as a society to alcohol and other drug1 aod issues. It is not possible to speak of a national child protection system in zambia as there is not one coordinated programme of action. The overall prevalence of alcohol consumption over a period of one year was 26. Home the national food and nutrition commission of zambia.
Zambia department of youth development national youth policy p. Drug and alcohol abuse prevention education in selected secondary schools in zambia. National alc ohol policy nap national alcohol p olicy nap pr ovides a fr amework within which the gov ernment of the r epublic of zambia in association. It has been developed within the context of the vision 2030 and has taken into consideration other relevant national, regional and global health related policies, protocols and. Preventing drug use among children and adolescents.
National survey on vitamin a deficiency in zambia, conducted in 1997 and funded by usaid, confirmed that vad levels were severe and that the supplementation program was not reaching enough of the population to affect the problem. The government of zambia has responded positively to this challenge by using the preventiontocare continuum in the fight against hiv. Policies in zambia global database on the implementation of. Zambia consolidated guidelines for treatment and prevention of hiv infection foreword.
Analysis of the public, private and mission sector supply. The znf is a major strategy in promotion of rational use of medicines. Department of education ed as part of the antidrug abuse act of. Universal health coverage uhc is a global health policy agenda that has been adopted as one of the health targets of the sustainable development goal sdg number 3 which is to ensure healthy lives and. The forprofit private sector is relatively small in zambia as compared other countries in the region such as south africa. Hivaids workplace policy addressing epidemic drivers through workplace programs. Revised edition 2012 botswana national policy on hiv and. Studies on implementation of african educational policies, issn 0259210x world bank discussion papers. Ninety per cent 90% of the malaria mortality occurs in subsaharan africa, and almost all the deaths are children under five years of. The national drug policy ndp 2016 has been formulated by keeping compliance with the national health policy 2011 and the national population policy 2012. National drug policy definition is slightly different drug and medicine in this instance used interchangeably. National focal point mr john mayeya mayeya john mayeya, chief mental health officer ministry of health p.
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