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|name = Chitalu Chilufya |
| name = Chitalu Chilufya |
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| image = The Zambian minister of Health Addresses the Zambian citizens about Corona Virus and encourages Zambians to stay indoors.jpg |
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| caption = Chitalu Chilufya in March 2020. |
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|office = [[Ministry of Health (Zambia)|Minister of Health]] |
| office = [[Ministry of Health (Zambia)|Minister of Health]] |
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|term = August 2016 – January 2021 |
| term = August 2016 – January 2021 |
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|predecessor = [[Joseph Kasonde]] |
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| predecessor = [[Joseph Kasonde]] |
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| successor = [[Jonas Chanda]] |
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|office2 = [[Ministry of Health (Zambia)|Deputy Minister of Health]] |
| office2 = [[Ministry of Health (Zambia)|Deputy Minister of Health]] |
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| term_start2 = 2013 |
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|term_end2 = 2016 |
| term_end2 = 2016 |
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| predecessor2 = [[Chiponde Mulenga]] |
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|office3 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Zambia|Member of the National Assembly]] for [[Mansa Central]] |
| successor2 = [[Position Abolished]] |
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| office3 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Zambia|Member of the National Assembly]] for [[Mansa Central]] |
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|term_start3 = 2013 |
| term_start3 = 2013 |
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|predecessor3 = [[Kennedy Sakeni]] |
| predecessor3 = [[Kennedy Sakeni]] |
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|party = [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] |
| party = [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|7|15|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|7|15|df=y}} |
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|birth_place = [[Zambia]] |
| birth_place = [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] |
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|residence = [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] |
| residence = [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] |
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|occupation = [[Physician]] |
| occupation = [[Physician]], |
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[[Politician]] |
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| citizenship = [[Zambia]] |
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| nationality = [[Zambian]] |
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| children = [[Five children]] |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Zambia]] |
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| president = [[President Edgar C. Lungu]] |
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| president2 = [[President Michael C. Sata 2013 - October 2014]], |
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[[Guy Scott 2014 - January 2015 (Acting)]], |
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[[Edgar C. Lungu January 2015 - August 2016]] |
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'''Chitalu Chilufya ''' (born 15 July 1972) is a [[Zambia]]n physician and politician. He is currently |
'''Chitalu Chilufya ''' (born 15 July 1972) is a [[Zambia]]n physician and politician. He is currently a [[National Assembly of Zambia|Member of the National Assembly]] for [[Mansa Central]]. He was [[Ministry of Health (Zambia)|Minister of Health]] from August 2016 to January 2021. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Chilufya grew up in Avondale area of [[Lusaka]].<ref name="M">{{cite news |date=17 August 2017 |title=Meet your leader: Profile of Hon. Dr Chitalu Chilufya |url=https://mwebantu.news/meet-leader-profile-hon-dr-chitalu-chilufya/ |accessdate=2018-04-05 |publisher=Mwebantu News}}</ref> He attended Munali Boys’ Secondary School and went on to study medicine at the [[University of Zambia]]. |
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Chilufya grew up in the Kaunda Square area of [[Lusaka]].<ref name=M>{{cite news|url=https://mwebantu.news/meet-leader-profile-hon-dr-chitalu-chilufya/|title=Meet your leader: Profile of Hon. Dr Chitalu Chilufya|publisher=Mwebantu News|date=17 August 2017|accessdate=2018-04-05}}</ref> He studied medicine at the [[University of Zambia]] and worked as a physician.<ref name=NA>[http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/3340 Chitalu Chilufya] National Assembly of Zambia</ref> He was chosen as the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] candidate to contest the Mansa Central seat in the [[2011 Zambian general election|2011 general elections]]. However, he was defeated by [[Kennedy Sakeni]] of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]].<ref>[http://www.elections.org.zm/media/28092011_2011_national_assembly_elections_results.pdf 2011 National Assembly election results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044228/http://www.elections.org.zm/media/28092011_2011_national_assembly_elections_results.pdf |date=2016-03-05 }} Electoral Commission of Zambia</ref> Sakeni died in 2013 and Chilufya was adopted as the Patriotic Front candidate for the subsequent [[2013 Mansa Central by-election|by-election]], despite the party having labelled him as a thief in the 2011 election campaign,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/pf-setlles-for-mmd-thief-in-mansa-by-election/|title=PF setlles for MMD ‘thief’ in Mansa by-election|publisher=Zambia Watchdog|date=15 October 2013|accessdate=2018-04-05}}</ref> and was elected to the National Assembly with an 8,392-vote majority.<ref>[http://www.elections.org.zm/media/mansa.pdf Results for Mansa Central parliamentary and seven (7) local government by elections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714021511/http://www.elections.org.zm/media/mansa.pdf |date=2015-07-14 }} Electoral Commission of Zambia</ref> |
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Prior to his work as a politician, Dr. Chilufya worked as a Clinical Care Specialist for Luapula Province for six years under the USAID funded Health Systems Strengthening Project, and later as the Head of Clinical Care and Quality Assurance, at Zambia Health Systems Integrated Program. He earlier served at different levels of the public health system, including being District Director of Health in a rural district, called Namwala. |
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In February 2015 he was appointed [[Ministry of Health (Zambia)|Deputy Minister of Health]]. After retaining his seat in the [[2016 Zambian general election|2016 general elections]] and increasing his majority to over 22,000,<ref>[https://www.elections.org.zm/results/2016_national_assembly_elections/constituency/mansa_central Candidate results for Mansa Central]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Electoral Commission of Zambia</ref> he was promoted to [[Ministry of Health (Zambia)|Minister of Health]]. |
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In 2011, Chilufya was chosen as the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] candidate to contest the Mansa Central Constituency in the [[2011 Zambian general election|2011 general elections]]. However, he was defeated by [[Kennedy Sakeni]] of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]]. |
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In June 2020 Dr Chilufya tested positive For COVID-19 |
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Sakeni died in 2013 and Chilufya was adopted as the Patriotic Front candidate for the subsequent [[2013 Mansa Central by-election|by-election]], and was elected to the National Assembly with an 8,392-vote majority.<ref>[http://www.elections.org.zm/media/mansa.pdf Results for Mansa Central parliamentary and seven (7) local government by elections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714021511/http://www.elections.org.zm/media/mansa.pdf|date=2015-07-14}} Electoral Commission of Zambia</ref>Chilufya was appointed [[Ministry of Health (Zambia)|Deputy Minister of Health]] immediately after his election to the National Assembly in 2013. |
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Chitalu retained his seat in the [[2016 Zambian general election|2016 general elections]] and increased his majority to over 22,000 votes. |
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Dr. Chitalu Chilufya went on to serve as Minister of Health from 2016 to 2021. He remains Zambia's most transformational and visionary Minister of Health behind the national health strategic plan that reengineered the health sector, realigning it to the global agenda of Universal Health Coverage. He pioneered the multisectoral approach to health systems, introducing the Health in All Policy, to address social determinants of health. |
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He is credited with the establishment of the country’s national health insurance program, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIMA), as part of his health care financing policy. |
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He is further credited with the establishment of the Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, the first ever medical university, and the Zambia College of Medicine and Surgery, which irreversibly changed the landscape for human resources for health. |
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He pioneered the set up of the Zambia National Public Health institute to improve disease surveillance and intelligence, to protect the population from public health hazards. Springing from this, he pioneered the establishment of the Southern African Development Community, SADC, Regional collaborating center of the Africa Center for Disease Control, CDC, in Lusaka, Zambia. |
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He led the country’s fight against cholera and COVID-19 outbreaks in 2018 and 2019 respectively. He was an inaugural board member of the Africa Centre for Disease Control, serving for three years, and sat on the Africa Union’s COVID-19 response committee. |
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During his tenure, as part of the universal health coverage agenda, the country embarked on a massive infrastructure expansion program building six specialist hospitals, over 40 district hospitals and way beyond 500 primary health care facilities. Further, he modernized existing health facilities and is credited for the ingenious split of the University Teaching Hospital, UTH, into 5 distinct but highly efficient teaching hospitals. Under his watch, key disease and service delivery improved exponentially. |
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He led the establishment of the Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, the first ever public medical university in Zambia, with an initial enrollment of 5,000 students. He further set up the Zambia College of Medicine and Surgery, that churned out more than 300 multidisciplinary specialists in the first five years. |
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Whilst serving in the Legislature, Chilufya is invited to speak at various platforms worldwide on the transformation of health systems for universal health coverage while adapting to climate change. |
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Latest revision as of 21:15, 26 February 2024
Chitalu Chilufya | |
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Minister of Health | |
In office August 2016 – January 2021 | |
President | President Edgar C. Lungu |
Preceded by | Joseph Kasonde |
Succeeded by | Jonas Chanda |
Deputy Minister of Health | |
In office 2013–2016 | |
President | President Michael C. Sata 2013 - October 2014,
Guy Scott 2014 - January 2015 (Acting), Edgar C. Lungu January 2015 - August 2016 |
Preceded by | Chiponde Mulenga |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Member of the Member of the National Assembly for Mansa Central | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Preceded by | Kennedy Sakeni |
Personal details | |
Born | Lusaka, Zambia | 15 July 1972
Citizenship | Zambia |
Political party | Patriotic Front |
Children | Five children |
Residence(s) | Lusaka, Zambia |
Alma mater | University of Zambia |
Occupation | Physician, Politician |
Chitalu Chilufya (born 15 July 1972) is a Zambian physician and politician. He is currently a Member of the National Assembly for Mansa Central. He was Minister of Health from August 2016 to January 2021.
Biography[edit]
Chilufya grew up in Avondale area of Lusaka.[1] He attended Munali Boys’ Secondary School and went on to study medicine at the University of Zambia.
Prior to his work as a politician, Dr. Chilufya worked as a Clinical Care Specialist for Luapula Province for six years under the USAID funded Health Systems Strengthening Project, and later as the Head of Clinical Care and Quality Assurance, at Zambia Health Systems Integrated Program. He earlier served at different levels of the public health system, including being District Director of Health in a rural district, called Namwala.
In 2011, Chilufya was chosen as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate to contest the Mansa Central Constituency in the 2011 general elections. However, he was defeated by Kennedy Sakeni of the Patriotic Front.
Sakeni died in 2013 and Chilufya was adopted as the Patriotic Front candidate for the subsequent by-election, and was elected to the National Assembly with an 8,392-vote majority.[2]Chilufya was appointed Deputy Minister of Health immediately after his election to the National Assembly in 2013.
Chitalu retained his seat in the 2016 general elections and increased his majority to over 22,000 votes.
Dr. Chitalu Chilufya went on to serve as Minister of Health from 2016 to 2021. He remains Zambia's most transformational and visionary Minister of Health behind the national health strategic plan that reengineered the health sector, realigning it to the global agenda of Universal Health Coverage. He pioneered the multisectoral approach to health systems, introducing the Health in All Policy, to address social determinants of health.
He is credited with the establishment of the country’s national health insurance program, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIMA), as part of his health care financing policy.
He is further credited with the establishment of the Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, the first ever medical university, and the Zambia College of Medicine and Surgery, which irreversibly changed the landscape for human resources for health.
He pioneered the set up of the Zambia National Public Health institute to improve disease surveillance and intelligence, to protect the population from public health hazards. Springing from this, he pioneered the establishment of the Southern African Development Community, SADC, Regional collaborating center of the Africa Center for Disease Control, CDC, in Lusaka, Zambia.
He led the country’s fight against cholera and COVID-19 outbreaks in 2018 and 2019 respectively. He was an inaugural board member of the Africa Centre for Disease Control, serving for three years, and sat on the Africa Union’s COVID-19 response committee.
During his tenure, as part of the universal health coverage agenda, the country embarked on a massive infrastructure expansion program building six specialist hospitals, over 40 district hospitals and way beyond 500 primary health care facilities. Further, he modernized existing health facilities and is credited for the ingenious split of the University Teaching Hospital, UTH, into 5 distinct but highly efficient teaching hospitals. Under his watch, key disease and service delivery improved exponentially.
He led the establishment of the Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, the first ever public medical university in Zambia, with an initial enrollment of 5,000 students. He further set up the Zambia College of Medicine and Surgery, that churned out more than 300 multidisciplinary specialists in the first five years.
Whilst serving in the Legislature, Chilufya is invited to speak at various platforms worldwide on the transformation of health systems for universal health coverage while adapting to climate change.
Chilufya is married with five children.
References[edit]
- ^ "Meet your leader: Profile of Hon. Dr Chitalu Chilufya". Mwebantu News. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ Results for Mansa Central parliamentary and seven (7) local government by elections Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
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