A senior Zimbabwean health delegation, led by Permanent Secretary Dr Aspect Maunganidze, has arrived in Zambia for a three-day knowledge-exchange mission at the Zambia National Public Health Institute.
The high-level visit is a strategic move to support the establishment of the Public Health Institute of Zimbabwe, an entity designed to enhance health security and emergency preparedness across the country.
The delegation, which includes senior health officials such as Dr Agnes Mahomva and Dr Raiva Simbi, represents what Information Secretary Nick Mangwana described as a “whole-of-government commitment” to modernising Zimbabwe’s health architecture.
The mission is focused on studying ZNPHI’s governance structures, legal frameworks and multi-sectoral coordination mechanisms.
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Welcomed by Zambia’s Minister of Health, the team is conducting an in-depth review of disease surveillance systems and laboratory networks to ensure that the proposed PHIZ is functional, legally anchored and sustainable.
According to a statement by Mangwana, the South-to-South learning engagement is aimed at gathering “practical insights” from Zambia’s established public health model.
The visit is intended to foster regional solidarity in public health strengthening, ensuring that Zimbabwe’s new institute is equipped to effectively manage health emergencies and safeguard citizens.
By examining Zambia’s operational and legal successes, the delegation hopes to build a strong scientific backbone for Zimbabwe’s future health policies.
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