Kenani Mwape

The award is given to ZMA  All Weather Friend in recognition and appreciation of 100% annual subscription to the association of all the doctors in the institution before or  within  the 1^st quarter of a calendar year. This years recipient was Mary Begg Health Services. The Medical Director, Dr. Julius Venon received the award on the institutions behalf.

Congratulations to Mary Begg Health Services.

The award is given to members who have distinguished themselves in the practice of medicine through exemplary leadership and dedication to duty either in the clinical or research sphere especially those serving in the rural areas of the country. This year the award recognized two of its members nominated by ZMA Council Chapter Chairpersons in all the ten provinces of Zambia.

NORTHWESTERN Dr. Kudanga Ngulube Chidumayo and Dr. Morphine Mweene

WESTERN Dr. Njekwa Samutumwa and Dr. Mulope Lawrence

COPPERBELT Dr. Justor Banda and Dr. Joseph Musowoya

LUSAKA Dr. Peter Kakonde and Dr.  Chishala Chabala

MUCHINGA  Dr Silweya David and  Dr .Kapesa Philemon

NORTHERN Dr. Namuyuni Mwiinga and Dr. Humphrey Chanda

CENTRAL Dr. Peter  K. Tambwe and Dr. Sydney Chabala

EASTERN Dr. Dingase  Mvula and Dr. Kumwenda Robert

LUAPULA Dr. Chelu Chisanga and Dr. Kelvin Sinkala

SOUTHERN  Dr. Thierry Kalombo Shamba and Dr. Dr. Grant Nkoswe

This Award celebrates a young doctor who has been in practice for less than 5 years in which he/she has shown distinguished service in the practice of modern Medicine. The individual would have shown exceptional and outstanding Medical Professionalism, Ethical Conduct, innovation and/or commitment to practice of medicine within the available resources.

DR. NICHOLAS SAKALA

Dr. Nicholas Sakala completed his Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery(MBChB) at Copperbelt University in 2017. In the same year, he was posted to Mansa General hospital as Junior Resident Medical Officer (JRMO) where he completed his internship in 2019. Thereafter, he served as Senior Resident Medical Officer (SRMO ) at the hospital before being sent to Milenge where he worked as Medical officer in Charge(MOIC) at Milenge district Hospital.

Dr. Sakala is currently serving as the District Health Director(DHD) for Lunga District in Luapula Province. Lunga district is amongst the new districts that were created in 2012, the only mode of transport is water(Marine) transport, it has several islands and currently uses solar energy. Dr. Sakala through his work has demonstrated to the people Lunga that quality service is not just about available resources but about men committed to giving optimal care to the community.

This award was sponsored by Texila American University. A huge congratulations to Dr. Nicholas Sakala!

This award is given to a medical doctor who has distinguished themselves in the arena of medical academia. They have in the practice of medicine made significant contribution to the profession of medicine as a science. Because of their work, medicine in general and the Zambia Medical Association in particular have been thrown into a positive light with practices that will inform the profession for years to come.

Dr. Nyuma Mbewe –Simukoko is an Infectious Disease Champion whose effort was recently recognized during the COVID-19 fight. She was at the time, a resident under the mentorship of universally trained mentors.

During the waves of the pandemic, she had to don several hats from primary prevention efforts, clinical care and national guideline development.

This experience rekindled her love for research, mentorship, and educational systems. She has been involved in the reevaluation of the Infectious Disease program and her successes have been mirrored by a skewed rise in women enrolled and has also given her opportunities to present groundbreaking research at global platforms such as the recently ended International Aids Conference.

Currently, she serves as a mentor for the Young Emerging Scientists and the Medical Women Association of Zambia mentorship programs which helps students develop a love for research. Professionally, she is the COVID 19 Case Management Specialist at the Zambia National Public Health Institute. And has been involved in mentorship in Advanced HIV Disease in the provinces, as well as management of pediatric patients.

Dr. Mbewe’s life goal is to develop a peer-derived network of researchers offering international solutions to locally common problems such as HIV, TB and the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases.

This Award was sponsored by Onelife Assurance Zambia. A huge congratulations to Dr. Nyuma Mbewe-Simukoko.!

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This award is given to organizations that have extended support to the Zambia Medical Association, among others assisted its membership in resources or in the running of the organization. This year the award has 3 recipients;

Centre for Infectious Diseases and Research in Zambia(CIDRZ)

USAID-ZAMBIA

PATH-ZAMBIA

Dr. Sharon Kapambwe is a global public health leader notable for co-leading the development and implementation of the national cervical cancer screening and prevention program in Zambia.

She is a Zambian trained medical doctor and obtained her master’s degree in Public Health from the Royal Tropical Institute in the Netherlands.

She is currently Technical Officer- Cancer for WHO Africa Region providing technical guidance, mobilising, and coordinating expertise to advise and build capacities of countries in the East and Southern Africa in the evidence-based prevention, care, and treatment services for targeted cancers.

Previously, she was the Assistant Director in the Ministry of Health in Zambia with overall national responsibility for cancer prevention for six years. She ably led the national cervical cancer screening program which has emerged as the largest ongoing initiative in the Sub-Saharan region and a best practice for low- income countries.

She worked as Director of Women’s Cancers at Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) doing research work and scaling up the cervical cancer prevention to the rest of the country for almost a decade until her secondment to the Ministry of Health.

She has over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals mostly around cervical cancer in Zambia.

She is the immediate Past President for the Medical Women’s Association of Zambia where she was an investigator on the Case Series on Sexual Harassment of Female Doctors by Male Doctors in Zambia.

This award was sponsored by Octagon Financial Services. A huge congratulations to Dr. Sharon Kapambwe.

This award is given to a medical doctor who has distinguished themselves in the arena of medical academia. They have in the practice of medicine made significant contribution to the profession of medicine as a science. Because of their work, medicine in general and the Zambia Medical Association in particular have been thrown into a positive light with practices that will inform the profession for years to come. This year had two award recipients;

DR. JONATHAN SITALI

Dr. Jonathan Ikachana Sitali is the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Zambia College of Medicine and Surgery. He is a consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma surgeon at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, an Honorary Lecturer of Orthopaedics and Trauma at the University of Zambia School of Medicine and is the immediate Past President of the Zambia Orthopaedics and Trauma Association. He is a member of the AO Alliance Steering Committee for English Speaking Africa and is a part – time lecturer of Public Health at the University of Lusaka since 2013. He has previously served in the Zambia Medical Association Executive Committee as Chair for Public Health (2013-15) and as Secretary General (2015 -17). Jonathan is passionate about teaching and capacity building for growth.

A huge congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Sitali!

Dr. Gordon Silumbe has been practicing medicine since 1981. His wide work experience has ranged from clinical and Teaching Nurses, Medical students and postgraduates. He has worked for the Ndola Teaching Hospital, ZCCM Hospitals, that is Nkana/Wusakile, Kalulushi ,Kabwe. Royal Edinburgh, University Teaching Hospitals and Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital. His outreach on the provincial front has been offering Teaching and Clinical services.

Dr. Silumbe is currently Party time Lecturer at Levy Mwanawasa Medical School, Lusaka Apex Medical University and Texila American University.

Some of his life time achievements are :

1. Restoration of Department of Internal Medicine to reasonable standards.

2. Advocacy for Kangaroo care for Neonates to reduce mortality when l was Chairman Infection Prevention at University Teaching Hospital.

3. Dramatic reduction in mortality on arrival Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital.

This award was sponsored by Care for Business (CFB) Hospital. A huge congratulations to Dr. Gordon Silumbwe.

ABOUT THE AWARDS

ZMA PRESIDENTS AWARDS-Professor Victor Mukonka.

This is the highest honor of awards by the Zambia Medical Association and is exclusively nominated by the sitting associations President. This year had two recipients of this award, the first was Professor Victor M Mukonka.

Victor M Mukonka is a Professor of Public Health and a Medical Doctor, holder of PhD in Public Health from University College Dublin in Ireland, has vast experience spanning over 30 years in Public Health having worked at every level, district, province and national; served on a number of WHO technical steering committees and working groups, John Hopkins, Harvard Universities, Africa Union and technical arm Africa CDC.

Prof. Victor M Mukonka is a renowned public health guru who has managed public health threats and outbreaks affecting the Zambian population including the recent 2017/18 cholera outbreak and current COVID-19 pandemic.

Currently, Professor Victor M Mukonka is heading the health Portfolio in the Zambian High Commission in New Delhi as Health Counsellor. He is coordinating and main link of Zambia to India on all matters related and to health. Until his recent appointment by the President of the Republic of Zambia, he served as Director General of Zambia National Public Health Institute in the Ministry of Health and also the Dean of School of Public Health at Levy Mwanawasa Medical University.

This award was sponsored by Texila American University Zambia (TAUZ) and Dr. Victor Mukonka received the award on behalf of Professor Victor Mukonka.

This award is given to a medical doctor who has had a long and distinguished professional career. They have without question dedicated their life to the practice of the art of medicine and their life is a testimony of what an exemplary life lived practicing the art of medicine should be. The award had two recipients;

DR. KACHINGA SICHIZYA

Dr. Kachinga Sichizya completed his MBCHB at the University of Zambia in 1994 and began his Neurosurgery career in Zimbabwe in 1997.He later moved to University of Cape town in January 2000 for Neurosurgery residency and qualified as Fellow of the college of Neurosurgeons in October, 2005.

He returned to University of Teaching Hospitals (UTHs) in January 2006 before moving to Beit-Cure hospital in July 2006 where he worked until January 2017 when he rejoined UTHs as Head of Neurosurgery. He served as Head Clinical Care Emergency services at UTH from 2017 up to 2019 when he resigned to focus on Neurosurgery.

Dr. Sichizya served as the first Director of the Neurosurgery Specialist Training Program (STP) since inception in January 2018.

A huge congratulations to Him on his Life Achievement Award!