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As of December 2020, there were six Level 3 hospitals in Zambia. [1]University Teaching Hospital (1,655 beds), Lusaka; Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital (826 beds), Lusaka
Pages in category "Hospitals in Zambia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Ministries of health in several sub-Saharan African countries, including Zambia, Uganda, and South African, were reported to have begun planning health system reform including hospital accreditation before 2002. However, most hospitals in Africa are administered by local health ministries or missionary organizations without accreditation programs.
The Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital (LMUTH) is a public tertiary referral hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. [1] The hospital has 1100 beds and was named after the former president of Zambia, Levy Mwanawasa. [2] [3] It was found in 2011 and was established on 22 May 2018 as part of Levy Mwanawasa Medical University (LMMU).
The University Teaching Hospital (UTH), formerly Lusaka Hospital, is the biggest public tertiary hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. It is the largest hospital with 1,655 beds. [1] It is a teaching hospital and, as such, is used to train local medical students, nurses and other health professionals. UTH is the main medical training institution in ...
Other countries in this region with large numbers of hospitals include Democratic Republic of Congo (435), Kenya (399) and South Africa (337). [1] The following list shows links to Lists of healthcare and hospital articles where they exist in Wikipedia and categories for hospitals in sovereign states in Africa.
In Zambia, the number of midwives per 1,000 live births is 5 and the lifetime risk of death for pregnant women is 1 in 38. [20] Zambia may not attain its goals for reducing the Maternal Mortality ratio to 162/100,000 live births. For Under-5 Mortality rate and infant Mortality rate, the target is 63.3 and 35.7, respectively. [21]
The largest health facility, the University Teaching Hospital serves both as a specialist hospital and a training site for future health workers. It is a 3rd level hospital. Other 3rd level hospitals include Kitwe Central Hospital, Ndola Central Hospital, Arthur Davison Children's Hospital, Cancer Disease Hospital and Chainama Mental Hospital. [5]