COVID-19 Information Country-Specific Information:
View U.S. Embassy Lusaka’s Most Recent Alerts Community transmission of COVID-19 continues to be widespread. We strongly recommend reconsidering travel to Zambia at this time. U.S. citizens who are considering returning to the United States are urged to work with Ethiopian Airlines immediately to make travel arrangements while flights are still available. As of March 18, Zambia has ...
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By U.S. Embassy Zambia | 2 July, 2020 | Categories: Alert, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
LUSAKA – The U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires David Young met with Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu to discuss issues of mutual interest, including the close U.S.-Zambian partnership in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. President Lungu and Chargé Young pledged to continue to prioritize the fight against COVID-19 and work collaboratively as Zambia strives to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Zambia | 18 June, 2020 | Categories: Chargé D’Affaires, Press Releases | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy, freedoms, HIV/AIDS, human rights, Malaria, tuberculosis
LUSAKA – In five provinces across 40 sites, 240 young Zambian women are using their sewing skills to make face masks in response to COVID-19. These young women are members of the U.S. government’s Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) Kozo Initiative. Originally trained to sew reusable menstrual hygiene products, the Kozo ...
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By U.S. Embassy Zambia | 10 June, 2020 | Categories: Press Releases | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, DREAMS, masks, PEPFAR, USAID, USAID/Zambia
Teams across the U.S. government, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Department of State, are working together worldwide on the response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by prioritizing programs and countries with the greatest need for assistance to have the greatest ...
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By U.S. Embassy Zambia | 23 April, 2020 | Categories: Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission, Press Releases | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, HIV, HIV/AIDS, U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative
As we all do our part to slow the spread of COVID-19, remember to take your #ARVs every day. It is important to stay strong and healthy! PEPFAR Zambia is ensuring clients continue receiving lifesaving ARVs by providing up to six months of medications at a time to help limit potential exposure to the COVID-19. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Zambia | 21 April, 2020 | Categories: PEPFAR | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 and HIV, HIV, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR
Op-Ed: America’s Unwavering Aid By David J. Young Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy The story of U.S. leadership in the global battle against COVID-19 is a story of days, months, and decades. Every day, new U.S. technical and material assistance arrives in hospitals and labs around the world. These efforts, in turn, build on a ...
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By U.S. Embassy Zambia | 17 April, 2020 | Categories: Chargé D’Affaires, Op-eds | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, World Health Organization
Country-Specific Information: On March 18, 2020, the Zambian Minister of Health confirmed two cases of COVID-19 in Zambia. Any other relevant information. The government has announced increased screenings at airport and border entry points, instituted 14-day monitoring for persons at high risk of COVID-19, are increasing training for clinicians and health workers at select hospitals ...
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By U.S. Embassy Zambia | 24 February, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19
