Zambia. Grey Crowned Cranes are well protected in Zambia’s National Park network. Liuwa National Park, with the highest population of Grey Crowned Cranes is well managed with good support too from Africa Parks. Lochinvar and Blue Lagoon National Parks, straddling the Kafue Flats are less well managed. South Luangwa National Park is very well managed and strongly protected. However, conservation efforts in these protected areas are mostly focused on large mammals and little attention is given to birds in general. Thus there is insufficient support in conservation efforts aimed at safeguarding the Grey Crowned Crane populations. Geothermal mining is under consideration for Lochinvar National Park on the Kafue Flats, and the potential for other such unsustainable developments within National Parks is of concern.
Zambia. The project is working with the Ministry of Health to inte- grate nutrition services into HIV care to improve nutritional status of HIV clients. USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems Project 3 Design Design continues iteratively throughout the project Implementation Continuing activities USAID ASSIST Country Improvement Plan Design Year 0 1 2 3 4 10 Upfront design, implementation and scale-up with sustainability in mind Sustainability Upfront design with scale-up in mind Scale-up Continuing activities Upfront design, implementation and scale-up with institutionalization in mind Institutionalization Year Learning: Knowledge Management & Research U USAID ASSIST Services SAID ASSIST can accept field support and strategic element group fund- ing to apply improvement science to achieve better outcomes in support of USAID objectives. The project’s country-level tech- nical assistance emphasizes not only better results, but sustained improvement at scale and institutionalizing improvement through competency development at the pre- and in-service levels as well as engaging with host-country governments at the policy level. Country programs developed under USAID ASSIST use a deliberate, up-front design strategy to systematically address key questions related to the evidence base for achieving improvements in the focus area of the work and the implementation strategy for the work planned, including technical content, improvement strategy, human performance factors, linkages to other health systems strengthening efforts, and gender considerations. As depicted in the figure below, the deliberate design of country improvement programs under USAID ASSIST also address: • How the improvement strategy will create the conditions for sustaining results after the project’s support is completed • Scaling up the improvements in care to the rest of the health system • Building capability within host country institutions to be able to conduct other im- provements without external assistance— making improvement a permanent, institutionalized part of delivering health services. USAID ASSIST country improvement xxxxxx- xxxx also address the deliberate design of the learning that will be accomplished through the work and how knowledge management, research, and evaluation activities will be incorporated into each country program. The project will enable the flexible application of evidence-based improvement ap- proaches within a given context to increase the likelih...
Zambia. The species occurs at least in some years in the Barotse floodplain, Liuwa Plain, Kafue Flats, Bangweulu swamps and Simungoma on the Zambezi floodplain. Seasonal movements have been shown by Xxxxxxxx (1989). Although there are no breeding records, Xxxx Xxxxxxx suspected that they may now be breeding at Lochinvar as a short-billed juvenile was seen there in 1997. Some 21 birds were seen there in January 2003 by Xxxx Xxxx and about 100 birds were at Liuwa National Park in June 2003; these included 54 in one flock (Xxxxx 2003). Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx (pers. comm.) has had no recent sight records from the Kafue Flats but some birds were seen there by Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (pers. comm.) during crane surveys. The estimated Zambian population ranges from a few hundred (Xxx Xxxxxxx) to 500-1000 birds (Xxxx Xxxxxxx, in BLI 2000). Zimbabwe: The species is sparse and uncommon in Zimbabwe although a very small population appears to be resident in Kazungula Swamp in the extreme west of the country, bordering on Botswana. Between 1978 and 2005 there were 33 records of the species in Zimbabwe, mainly of single birds but occasionally of up to four individuals. Eleven records come from the Kazungula to Victoria Falls area of the Zambezi River but most are from Mashonaland, particularly the two dams on the Manyame River, Lake Chivero (Lake XxXxxxxxx) and Lake Manyame (Darwendale Dam/Lake Xxxxxxxxx) built in 1973 (see MacCallum 1990). These dams have attracted 14 records. The first record in Zimbabwe was of a bird at Rainham Dam close to Harare in 1978 with another record 10 years later from this dam. Occasional Slaty Egrets wander into other areas of the Mashanoland Highveld Zimbabwe when non-breeding; four records come from Ngamo Pan in Hwange National Park, one from Kazuma Pan on the Botswana/Zimbabwe border south of Kazungula and one bird was seen on the middle Zambezi River in the north. In the Kazungula to Victoria Falls area of the Zambezi River where Slaty Egrets may breed records come from all months except February but mostly in March and April and from August to November. Up to four birds were seen there in March to May 1987. Mashonaland records are mainly from October to April with singles in May, June and September. For important sites in each country see Appendix 3. Population size and trends are poorly understood because of the dispersed nature of this species in often inaccessible floodplains. Table 2 provides some estimates from casual records and from a concerted effort...
Zambia. GCC 1.1 (e) (iii) The Project Site(s) is/are: The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority Off Airport Road, Behind Hitachi Offices Lusaka GCC 1.1 (e) (x) “The Contract shall continue in force until the Information System and all the Services have been provided unless the Contract is terminated earlier in accordance with the terms set out in the Contract.” GCC 1.1. (e) (xii) The Post-Warranty Services Period is 36 months starting with the completion of the Warranty Period.
Zambia. Support for: (a) the adaptation, adoption and operationalization of the Standardized Frameworks and Supportive Protocols in Zambia, and (b) the development of an institutional framework, operational guidelines and protocols for operationalizing the SA-RCC Host Country Agreement.
Zambia. (a) Support for: (i) the design, construction, equipping, furnishing and set-up of a BSL-3 national reference laboratory, including an animal laboratory, establishment of a proficiency testing system and panel production center, a biomedical equipment maintenance center, a biobank center, and a central warehouse; (ii) the establishment of a PHEOC (iii) the establishment of an ICT center (including hardware and software) data management, communication and security systems; and (iv) the design and construction of offices and training facilities for ZNPHI and the SA- RCC.
Zambia. (a) Support for: (i) building public health human resource surge capacity at the national and regional levels; (ii) the preparation of a comprehensive human-resource needs assessment for disease surveillance and response activities in Zambia; and (iii) the development and delivery of training in critical skills related to laboratory systems (including occupational health and safety, and environmental and social safeguards), disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, emergency responses, data management, and risk communication.
Zambia. Support for Project implementation and management including:
Zambia. Year Five of WASHplus was SPLASH (Schools Promoting Learning Achievement through Sanitation and Hygiene)/Zambia’s final wrap up year, one that comprised both intense work to meet the ambitious construction and training targets, and also one that made room for reflecting, taking stock, and sharing, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the achievements and lessons learned generated by this unique and comprehensive WASH in Schools program. Happily, targets were met and mostly exceeded, and lessons were articulated during staff and partner gatherings. In addition to this good news, fact finding missions to numerous schools revealed that SPLASH activities have generated “unexpected consequences” in terms of community development: hundreds of household latrines and handwashing stations have sprung up, improved water supply and motivation has led to building of classrooms, health posts, teachers’ houses, libraries, and more. Artisans trained and employed by SPLASH to construct latrines have gained marketable skills that are leading to better economic opportunities. School children have become powerful advocates in their homes and communities for improved WASH, and teachers are experiencing renewed commitment to good teaching. The theme throughout all task areas in FY15 was sustainability post-SPLASH. Construction of WASH facilities in the 400+ schools continued until the end of the year, with an additional focus on group and permanent handwashing stations and girls’ washrooms. For a detailed look at targets and achievements, see Xxxxx X. Hygiene education focused on building the capacity of the district and zonal teacher resource centers to deliver participatory training on how to integrate WASH in classroom lessons. This generated lesson plans and materials that were used in the SPLASH WASH teacher’s guide and in classrooms. SPLASH continued supporting pupil WASH Clubs throughout the districts, and these became autonomous and creative in how they carried out WASH peer-to-peer and community-focused hygiene promotion. Their influence can be seen in the nearly ubiquitous practice of handwashing in SPLASH schools. Group handwashing was trialed in various schools with simple stations that accommodate 10 or more children. MHM training and advocacy was carried out for schools and surrounding communities, including making pads, using washrooms, psychosocial support accompanied by brochures. Global Handwashing Day on October 15 was combined with ODF celebrations in Chi...
