1964
The Territory of Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and changes its name to Zambia. (The territory
was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the United Kingdom in 1923).
1972
Planned Parenthood Association of Zambia (PPAZ) is founded.
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act is passed. The act permits abortion “if continuation of pregnancy involves risk to the life of
or injury to the physical or mental health of the woman, or if there is a substantial risk that if the child were born, it would suffer from
such physical or mental abnormalities as to be severely handicapped.”
1977
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) establishes a mission in Zambia.
1984
The Reagan administration announces the Mexico City Policy.
1992
The Zambian government begins to decentralize health services in an effort to make them more cost-effective and accessible.
1992-97
Health sector reforms succeed in making the health care system more efficient.
1993
The Mexico City Policy is rescinded by President Clinton.
1997-2000
The Zambian health system falls into crisis.
1998
USAID launches the Zambia Integrated Health Program (ZIHP). A six-year, US$41 million project,
ZIHP works in selected districts to meet the needs of adolescents, pregnant women, those caring for children,
and people needing services and information regarding HIV, malaria and reproductive health.
2000
The Zambian government begins a five-year plan to address HIV/AIDS.
PPAZ conducts a strategic planning exercise and resolves to focus its work on young people for the next five years.
2001
USAID names Zambia as one of four “rapid scale-up” countries for HIV/AIDS assistance.
President George W. Bush reinstates the Mexico City Policy, or Global Gag Rule as it is known by then.
PPAZ rejects the terms of the gag rule and loses 24 percent of its core grant from the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF); IPPF also refuses the terms of the gag rule. PPAZ loses support from the USAID-supported ZIHP project for integrated family planning, malaria and nutrition activities
in rural areas.
2004
The ZIHP project ends.
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