Our Work
Afya Mzuri delivers evidence-based, community-driven health programmes across seven key areas, working alongside government, donors, civil society and communities to strengthen health systems and improve wellbeing in Zambia.
Afya Mzuri has a strong history of implementing HIV prevention, care and support programmes that reach individuals, families and communities across Zambia. Our approach focuses on behaviour change, stigma reduction, community mobilisation and linkage to health services.
- Community-based HIV testing and counselling promotion
- Behaviour change communication for HIV prevention
- Stigma reduction campaigns and community sensitisation
- Support for people living with HIV and affected families
- Linkage to care, treatment and adherence support
- PMTCT (Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission) awareness and community mobilisation
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health priority in Zambia. Through the AFGHSS Bridge Project, Afya Mzuri works with communities and local partners across Lusaka, Southern, Luapula, Muchinga and Northern provinces.
Our community health approach supports practical education, local coordination and connection to appropriate health services.
- Active TB case finding and presumptive TB identification in communities
- TB screening, referral and linkage to diagnostic and treatment services
- Mobile Digital X-Ray screening support in high-risk settings
- Contact tracing and TB Preventive Therapy (TPT) support
- Treatment initiation support and treatment completion follow-up
- Community mobilisation, sensitisation and awareness campaigns
- Mentorship and coordination with health structures and facilities
- TB/HIV co-infection awareness and linkage
Afya Mzuri recognises malaria as a significant public health burden in Zambia. While Afya Mzuri does not currently have a standalone malaria project, we are positioned and ready to support malaria prevention and community engagement interventions where aligned with government and partner priorities.
- Community education on malaria prevention, recognition and treatment-seeking
- Insecticide-treated mosquito net (ITN) promotion and appropriate use
- Indoor residual spraying (IRS) community awareness
- Malaria in pregnancy awareness and promotion of antenatal care
- Community case management support and referral
Afya Mzuri supports maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) as part of its commitment to holistic community wellbeing. While Afya Mzuri does not currently have a standalone MNCH project, we are ready to support related interventions where aligned with government and partner priorities.
- Antenatal care attendance promotion and community mobilisation
- Skilled birth attendance and facility-based delivery advocacy
- Postnatal care and essential newborn care education
- Childhood immunization awareness and community sensitisation
- Child nutrition and growth monitoring support
- Community dialogue on maternal health rights and practices
Afya Mzuri promotes nutrition and reproductive health as cornerstones of community wellbeing, working with communities and local partners to share practical information and support access to appropriate services.
- Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education
- Linkage to adolescent-friendly health services
- Prevention of teenage pregnancy and child marriage
- Community dialogue and peer support
- Alangizi and traditional initiator training and orientation
- Family planning awareness and community dialogue
- Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) promotion
Knowledge management is a core strategic function at Afya Mzuri. We capture, organise and share health knowledge to improve programme quality, support evidence-based decision-making and strengthen the capacity of partners and communities.
- Documentation of best practices, lessons learned and programme successes
- Development of health communication and behaviour change materials
- Programme monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems support
- Research translation and evidence dissemination
- Capacity building in data use, knowledge sharing and organisational learning
- Support for reporting and accountability to donors and stakeholders
As non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continue to rise across Zambia, Afya Mzuri is committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and building community awareness of conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and cancer, alongside mental health and substance abuse prevention.
- Healthy lifestyle education and community awareness campaigns
- Physical activity promotion and nutrition education
- Hypertension and diabetes awareness and screening support
- Cancer awareness, early detection and referral support
- Mental health awareness and psychosocial support promotion
- Substance abuse prevention education in communities