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Nine Zambian doctors are part of the on-going Knowledge Co-Creation Programme (KCCP) of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) taking place in Japan.
The objective of the programme is to improve efficient management of hospitals and health centers across the country.
JICA Senior Director Africa Division, Akutsu Kentaro, committed the organisations’ continuous support towards the growth of the Zambian health sector.
Kentaro explained that the JICA Knowledge co-creation programme was one way in which Japan supported the training of skilled health personnel.
He said this when he paid a courtesy call on the Charge d’ Affaires at the Zambian Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday.
“The programme will enable increased efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality health services,” he said.
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In response, Charge d’ Affaires at the Zambian Embassy in Tokyo Awa Lubundi, commended JICA for the many projects that were currently being implemented in various sectors of the country’s economy.
Lubundi said the health sector was critical to the development of the country.
He expressed gratitude to JICA for implementing projects that had direct impact on the Zambian people.
And speaking on behalf of the Doctors, Lusaka Provincial Health Director, Mwale Consity explained that the programme would strengthen the management capacity to provide quality service delivery in the upgraded hospitals.
“The health services here are very advanced and we have been amazed at how much we have learnt so far.
“They are focusing on giving us a comprehensive view of how they run their health services and they have taken through on how they run their key health systems that help us to provide quality health systems,” he said.
The Knowledge Co-Creation (KCCP) short term programme runs from the 11th to the 25th of January 2023.
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