Press Releases

United States Invests in Improved Agricultural Production in Eastern Province
March 21, 2013

CHIPATA – The United States government’s Feed the Future Initiative launched two projects today aimed at improving agricultural productivity, expanding markets and increasing the economic resilience of smallholder farmers, primarily in Eastern Province. 

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United States Partners with Ministry of Home Affairs to Open Customer Service Center
March 14, 2013

Lusaka — With support from the United States government, the Department of National Registration, Passports and Citizenship (DNRPC) today opened its brand new Customer Service Center.  The U.S.

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United States and Zambia Premiere Love Games TV Drama Series
December 13, 2012

LUSAKA—The United States and Zambia today jointly launched the new television drama series Love Games, an exciting new TV series about love and relationships in a time of HIV. The show’s storyline will raise HIV awareness by exploring the behaviors that put people at risk of HIV.

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United States and Zambia Join Forces to Stop Malaria
October 22, 2012

LUSAKA—In partnership with the Zambian government, the United States-supported Zambia Integrated Systems Strengthening Program began spraying over half a million targeted homes in Eastern, Northern, and Muchinga Provinces to kill mosquitoes that transmit malaria.  If all citizens who are offered this service accept it, over 2.5 million people will benefit from malaria protection. 

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United States Works with Zambia to Fight Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
October 17, 2012

LUSAKA—Today the United States government contributed ambulances and laboratory equipment to the Zambian government to help reduce maternal and newborn deaths.

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USAID/Zambia Supports a Better Life for Smallholder Farmers
August 28, 2012

Chipata-The governments of the United States, Zambia, and Norway, along with Cargill, Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO), General Mills, and the Wildlife Conservation Society, jointly launched the Better Life Alliance today, a public-private partnership that promotes food security and conservation farming in Eastern Province. 

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