seven years ago is now bringing 27 containers of medical equipment to rural hospitals across Zambia. Written by Zambia Diplomatic & Foreign Affairs Reports Staffer Diplomatic engagements rarely reveal their full value immediately. Some initiatives take years before their results appear in hospitals, schools, and communities far from the rooms where discussions first began.
The partnership betweenformer First Lady Esther Lunguand the United States–based humanitarian organisationProject C.U.R.E.is one such example. Seven years after Esther Lungu’s visit to the organisation’s headquarters in Denver, the relationship is now producing tangible support for Zambia’s health sector. A humanitarian shipment worth$10 million in medical supplies and equipmentis currently being directed toward hospitals and clinics across the country, with a strong focus on rural health facilities.
The development was confirmed byZambia’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Chibamba Kanyama, who has continued engaging the organisation and ensuring the partnership remains active through the Zambian Embassy in Washington D.C. The shipment includes27 containers of medical supplies and equipment, intended to strengthen the capacity of health facilities serving remote communities where shortages of equipment remain a persistent challenge.
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The roots of the partnership trace back to2017, whenEsther Lungu, then serving as Zambia’s First Lady, visitedProject C.U.R.E.’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado. During that visit, she held discussions with the organisation’s leadership, including its then Chief Executive OfficerDr. Douglas Jackson, focusing on the realities facing Zambia’s healthcare system.
The meeting addressed shortages of medical equipment and supplies affecting hospitals across the country, particularly facilities operating in rural districts. That engagement soon moved beyond diplomatic discussion. Roughly a year later,Dr.
Douglas Jackson and members of the Project C.U.R.E. team travelled to Zambia, accompanyingEsther Lunguto a rural hospital inCentral Province. During that visit, medical supplies were delivered directly to the facility, strengthening the relationship between the Colorado-based humanitarian organisation and Zambia’s health sector.
The connection created during that visit did not fade with time. Through sustained diplomatic engagement,Ambassador Chibamba Kanyamahas continued building on the relationship initially established byformer First Lady Esther Lungu. His latest engagement took place onTuesday, March 10, 2026, when he visitedProject C.U.R.E.’s headquarters in Denver.
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