Increasing the accessibility of health care services among the refugees in Zambia
Access to healthcare is a fundamental human right. Everyone, especially people from marginalized communities, deserves to be provided with the essential primary healthcare services to build thriving, sustainable societies. Emmanuel Musonda, a UN Volunteer serving with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), shares how he promotes equality and inclusion in healthcare access for refugees in Zambia.
My Name is Emmanuel Chileshe Musonda, and I am currently serving as a UN Volunteer Health and Nutrition Associate at UNHCR's Kawambwa field office in the Mantapala refugee settlement. As a UN Volunteer, I mainly support the planning, implementation and analysis of health and nutrition projects in the refugee settlement. From a strategic standpoint, I provide technical guidance and programmatic recommendations on the overall design and focus of public health and nutrition programmes in the settlement.