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Afya Mzuri, which means ‘Good health’ in Swahili, is a Zambian non-governmental organisation (NGO), specialising in the implementation of HIV and AIDS programmes for workplaces and their host communities.

The organisation started in June 2000 as the Zambia HIV/AIDS Business Sector (ZHABS) Project. This was a four-year project funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) to support workplace programmes in Commonwealth Development Cooperation (CDC) companies in Zambia.

Prior to completion of the project, the organisation registered as an NGO in June 2003. Registration as an NGO enabled Afya Mzuri not only to offer its services to other organisations such as the public sector, embassies, NGOs and non-CDC companies, but also to expand its activities to meet the full needs of employers, employees and their families, in relation to addressing the impact of HIV.

Afya Mzuri has established long term partnerships with over 50 companies reaching over 100 workplace sites, providing on-going support for the development and implementation of workplace and community HIV prevention, support for treatment, and wellness programmes. Afya Mzuri also receives support from a number of different donors, including USAID, UNICEF, DFID, Care International and the Global Fund. We have over twenty technical staff employed in the head office in Lusaka, the HIV Resource Centre, and in the satellite offices in Kitwe and Choma.

Our comprehensive workplace and community programmes consist of four key components, namely:
• HIV and AIDS awareness and behavioural change communication via peer education, seminars and workshops;
• Promoting safer sexual practises, including proper and consistent use of condoms, as well as facilitating access to male and female condoms;
• Promoting uptake of voluntary counselling and testing for HIV (VCT), palliative care and uptake / adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART); and
Promoting uptake of treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Our Mission: Commitment to reducing HIV / AIDS and sexually transmitted infection prevalence in the workplace, and to mitigating the socio-economic and cultural impact of HIV on employers, employees and their families.