Zambia Ministry of Health 2024 Recruitment Breakdown
The Zambian Ministry of Health has successfully recruited 4,140 health workers across various provinces in the country. These new recruits are part of an ongoing effort to improve the country’s healthcare services, following the recruitment of 11,276 health workers in 2022 and 3,250 in 2023. The names of successful candidates have been published on the Ministry’s official website.
The candidates are required to present their National Registration Cards (NRCs) and original copies of their professional qualifications during the verification process. The new recruits will be deployed across different provinces, with the distribution as follows:
Provincial Distribution of Positions:
- Copperbelt Province: 529
- Southern Province: 493
- Eastern Province: 491
- Luapula Province: 430
- Northern Province: 420
- North Western Province: 400
- Western Province: 415
- Central Province: 337
- Lusaka Province: 339
- Muchinga Province: 286
Breakdown by Healthcare Category:
- Registered Nurses: 957
- Registered Midwives: 595
- Clinical Officers – General: 521
- Environmental Health Technologists: 398
- Junior Resident Medical Officers: 391
- Medical Laboratory Technologists: 179
- Public Health Nurses: 126
- Medical Records Clerks: 118
- Community Health Assistants: 95
- Medical Licentiates: 69
- Emergency Medical Technicians: 50
- Radiography Technologists: 48
- Physiotherapy Technologists: 43
- Dental Assistants: 40
- Nutrition Technologists: 39
- Clinical Nurses: 38
- Pharmacists: 38
- Registry Clerks: 38
- Revenue Collectors: 37
- Clinical Officer – Psychiatry: 31
- Medical Equipment Technologists: 28
- Registered Mental Health Nurses: 23
- Biomedical Scientists: 18
- Dental Surgeon Interns: 18
- Psycho-Social Counselors: 18
- Optometry Technologists: 17
- Public Health Officers: 16
- Dental Therapists: 15
- Physiotherapists: 15
- Anaesthetic Officers: 4
- Laboratory Scientists: 4
- Mental Health Officers: 4
- Nutritionists: 4
- Optometrists: 4
- Ophthalmic Officers: 3
- Environmental Health Officers: 3
- Data Entry Clerks: 3
- Radiographers: 3
- Clinical Officer – Ophthalmology: 1
- Cook: 1
- Dental Technologist: 1
- Pharmacist Intern: 1
- Science Laboratory Technologist: 1
- Waiter: 1
This comprehensive recruitment drive reflects the government’s commitment to addressing critical healthcare staffing shortages and improving access to quality healthcare across the country. The recruitment spans a wide range of healthcare professionals, ensuring that all sectors within the health system are well-supported.