This version of the Zambia Consolidated Guidelines for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection provides guidance on the Zambia’s transition plan, the continued approach that positively affects the continuum of HIV care while adding to innovative methods that will reduce transmission rates and increase life span for patients.

This document discusses the requirements for Essential Newborn Care (ENC), basic care of the newborn immediately after birth, Postnatal Care (PNC), danger signs in the newborn, and special care of a newborn with problems,

The Revised National HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework (R-NASF) is a three-year framework covering the period 2014 – 2016. It is intended to guide and inform the implementation of the national HIV multi-sectoral response in Zambia. The purpose of the framework is to provide an overall strategy for the planning, coordination and implementation of the multi-sectoral national response based on available evidence.

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework recognises the aspirations prescribed in the NHSP 2017-21. These aspirations are sector-specific mechanisms culminating from international and national level instruments that provide guidance on priorities, specific interventions and strategic focus.

The nine sections of this document outline the referral process, direct referrals from BEmONC sites or 1st level to 2nd level hospitals, antenatal referrals from BEmONC sites to 1st level hospitals, referrals from BEmONC sites to 1st level hospitals during labour, referrals from BEmONC sites to 1st level hospitals in postpartum, pre-referral management, newborn referral criteria, pre-referral management of common neonatal conditions, and communication and transfer.

This policy details on HIV testing services, HIV prevention, management of HIV exposed infants and HIV infected populations.

This communication and advocacy strategy outline the sixteen guiding principles for planning, designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating social and behaviour change communication interventions for reproductive maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health, and nutrition programme. Some of the principles include advocacy-related, client-centred, culturally appropriate, benefit-oriented, amongst others.

The three sections of this document details the terms of reference for national health promotion technical working group, the terms of reference for HIV/AIDS IEC/BCC technical working group, and the terms of reference for malaria IEC/BCC technical working Group. It defines a technical working group (TWG) as an entity or group brought together by a common purpose and interest to work on specific activities or programmes. It provides for the functions of the National Health Promotion TWG, the criterion/guidelines to guide the process of selecting members to serve on the National Health Promotion TWG.

This first edition of the Specialty Training Programme (STP) Guidelines for Zambia sets out the procedures, terms and conditions, and key responsibilities of Ministry of Health, the Health Professions Council of Zambia, and the specialty community of practice and university faculties.

This document identifies the health challenges for young people, essential health packages, adolescents friendly health services standards, and the implementation guide. It provides basic instructions on how to establish the facility committee and how they will be involved in meeting the standards and using the facility assessment tool.

The national M&E plan provides background information, defines what the M&E systems will measure (indicators linked to the objectives and results framework of the NASF and national operational plan). Furthermore, it explains how the system will operate to enable these measurements to take place.

The purpose of the NOP is to provide a simplified guide for the implementation of the National HIV & AIDS Strategic Framework (NASF) 2011-2013. It enables stakeholders to identify and utilize their comparative advantage to contribute to NASF collectively implementation. It identifies key strategies and sufficient activities that will enable Zambia to achieve the intended output, outcome, and impact results.

The National AIDS Strategic Framework (NASF) 2017 – 2021 is designed to provide adequate space and opportunities for communities, civil society, private sector, development partners (bilateral and multilateral agencies) and Government institutions to actively participate in the implementation of evidence-based HIV and AIDS programmes, depending on their mandates and comparative advantages.

The Minimum Packages of Services for Female Sex Workers in Zambia serves as an operational guide document for all partners involved in HIV prevention programming and co-ordination for key population; to improve the design, implementation and management of programs.

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework recognises the aspirations prescribed in the NHSP 2017-21 and binds all players to one set of indicators for tracking progress, measuring performance. it is expected to reduce duplications in data handling and consequently spur the culture of information use at all levels health services delivery and management.

The National Mobile HIV Services Guidelines outline among other approaches, the establishment of mobile Counselling and Testing (CT), Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) services and enhancing linkages with other health within the framework of a continuum of care for HIV positive people.

The Zambia 2013 HIV Consolidated Guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of HIV infection, care of people living with HIV, and use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection.

This policy provides a broad framework within which communication and advocacy should serve as
strategic inputs into the implementation of the NASF. Its implementation is also harmonious with the NASF, which runs for the period 2011–2015.

The National Health Strategic Plan 2017-2021 has a transformative agenda that focuses on building robust and resilient health systems. The plan focuses on delivering quality health services across the continuum of care which includes promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative care. provided as close to the family settings as possible.

The purpose of the National Strategic Framework for HIV and AIDS is to provide an overall strategy for the planning, coordination and implementation of the multisectoral national response based on available evidence and emerging social and epidemiological issues.