ZACOPH Activities
Annual General Meeting And Scientific Conference 2023
On Saturday 25th November 2023 ZACOPH held its annual AGM and Scientific Conference under the theme:
" Currents trends in the management of common medical emergencies"
2023 AGM group photo with founding ZACOPH President Prof. E. Njelesani, Current President Dr Duncan Chanda and other members of ZACOPH
ECSACOP 2022 Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting
ZACOPH representatives attended the ECSACOP Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting in Salima Malawi from 22nd - 24th September 2022
Zambia Medical Association Annual General and Scientific Meeting
ZACOPH representatives attended the Zambia Medical Association's Scientific Meeting on 7th October 2022
ZACOPH VP Dr B. Nsokolo (middle) & Dr B. Nkula (right) from Mansa General hospital ZACOPH representatives
Knowledge Assessment Workshops
October 2022 Workshop
Presentation of attendance certificates by the facilitators Dr N. Lambwe & Dr B. Nsokolo: October 2022
June 2022 Workshop
February 2022 Workshop
Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Outreach project
With support from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, ZACOPH implemented a year long AIDS outreach programme at Chilenje and Kanyama first level hospitals in Lusaka
Project consultants and Mentees: Chilenje first level hospital: Aug 2022
Project Consultants and Mentees: Kanyama First level hospital: Dec 2021
Annual General Meeting And Scientific Conference 2021
On Saturday 27th November 2021 ZACOPH held its annual AGM and Scientific Conference at Sarovar Hotel under the theme: COVID-19 Waves: “Building long term resilience by harnessing lessons learnt”
Annual General Meeting 2020
On Saturday the 28th November 2020 ZACOPH held its 2020 AGM at Sarovar Hotel under the theme: COVID19 Pandemic: An Opportunity for Strengthening Occupational Health and Safety Services for Healthcare Workers.
Presentation of awards
(From left to right) ZMA President, guest of honour MOH, President ZACOPH
GoFundMe COVID-19 PPE FUNDRAISER
Following the outbreak of the Corona virus in Zambia, ZACOPH created a Gofundme page with the aim of raising money to purchase masks, gloves, sanitizers and cleaning supplies in order to help ensure that as many health care workers are protected against SARS-CoV-2 as they work tirelessly to manage the spread of the virus.
On the 2nd November 2020, ZACOPH President, Dr. Edna Chikoye presented Minister of Health, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya, with the PPE donation worth K66,800.
ZACOPH humbly thanks all those who donated generously, especially the young Zambians who championed the campaign.
We would also like to extend a heartwarming thank you to Lusaka Helps who donated face-shields.
ZACOPH Annual General Meeting 2019
The annual general meeting was held on the 30th November 2019 in Lusaka, Zambia. As an elective AGM, the current executive committee was ushered during the meeting.
The following senior physicians were also honoured during the meeting:
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Professor Evarist Njelesani
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Professor Paul Kelly
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Dr Dorothy Kasonde
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Dr Levy Muchemwa - Outgoing President
ECSACOP 4th Scientific Conference and
Annual General Meeting 2019
The 4th ECSACOP Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting, held under the theme “The Emerging Threat of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Africa” took place in Livingstone Zambia from 5th to 7th September 2019. It was officially opened by the Honorable Minister of Health of the Republic of Zambia Dr. Chitalu Chilufya and attended by representatives of the World Health Organization, the Royal College of Physicians of England, fellows of ECSACOP, and members of the Zambia Medical Association.
The Conference sought to address common NCDs and their risk factors, in order to promote the intensification of preventative measures against NCDs in the East Central and Southern African region. In addition to highlighting the growing NCD crisis in the region, the conference aimed to increase awareness of the ECSACOP mission to improve standards of healthcare throughout the region through the provision of specialist training for physicians committed to lifelong learning.
With attendance of well over 200 participants, a total of 38 presentations from physicians and public health experts from across the region where delivered during the conference. These covered areas such as NCD prevention and risk factors, epidemiology and clinical management of various NCDS.
ZACOPH acknowledges the support given by the following partners without whom the 4th ECSACOP Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting would not have been such a success:
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The Zambian Ministry of Health
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The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
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The Royal College of Physicians
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Medland Hospital
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The National Health Research Authority
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CIDRZ
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation
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Adult Centre of Excellence
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Zambia Sugar
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Wellspring Hospital
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Denk Pharmaceuticals
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Glenmark
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Ajanta
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Phillips
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Artemis
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Metropolis
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AVANI Hotel and Resort
ECSACOP Clinical Supervisors Trainer of Trainers Programme January 2019
Ndola, Zambia
On 5th -7th February, ECSACOP conducted its 4th Training of Trainers in Ndola, Zambia. The workshop brought together 17 physicians drawn from the biggest hospitals in Zambia including University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Ndola Teaching Hospital (NTH), Kitwe Teaching Hospital (KTH), Nchanga North Hospital (NNH), Kabwe Central Hospital (KCH) and Mutti Kabelenga Hospital (MKH)
The workshop was organized by ECSACOP with support from the Zambia Ministry of Health
The training was facilitated by Dr. Phil Gothard from the Royal College of Physicians, London, with support from Dr. Mark Dixon, the ECSACOP Training Director at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo.
