Namakau Nyambe
GFMER Coordinator for Zambia
Namakau Nyambe, BAEd, MA Gender
Project Manager - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Global Projects in Zambia
nyamben2002@gmail.com
Namakau Nyambe works as a Project Manager at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Global Projects-Zambia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with education degree and a master of arts in gender studies both of which I obtained from the University of Zambia. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Health at the University of Zambia. She has 10 years of experience coordinating research studies in US government sponsored organizations in areas including; cervical cancer, HIV, gender, family planning, malaria, adolescents and reproductive health. I have 4 years’ experience in administration work in research studies including logistical management and budgetary oversight. My interests include proposal writing, research implementation, project coordination and management.
My passion is to see more health workers being well empowered with up to date knowledge and skills in sexual and reproductive health. I would also like to assist in making sexual and reproductive health services and information available to all people even in hard to reach areas. In addition, I am very passionate about use of evidence based interventions in the health system. Therefore I intend to be conducting more research on issues related to sexual and reproductive health in Zambia.
Publications
- Differences in Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge and Practices by HIV Status and Geographic Location: Implication for Program Implementation in Zambia. Namakau Nyambe, Sonja Hoover, Leeya Pinder, Carla Chibwesha, Sharon Kapambwe, Groesbeck Parham, Sujha Subramanian. African Journal of Reproductive Health 22(4):92-101 DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2018/v22i4.10. Epub December 2018
- Thermal ablation versus cryotherapy or loop excision to treat women positive for cervical precancer on visual inspection with acetic acid test: pilot phase of a randomised controlled trial. Leeya F Pinder, Groesbeck P Parham, Partha Basu, Richard Muwonge, Eric Lucas, Namakau Nyambe, Catherine Sauvaget, Mulindi H Mwanahamuntu, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Walter Prendiville.
- Patient Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Zambia: Protocol for a Multi-Cohort Discrete Choice Experiment. Sujha Subramanian, Yevgeniya Kaganova, Yuying Zhang, Sonja Hoover, Namakau Nyambe, Leeya Pinder, Carla Chibwesha, Sharon Kapambwe, Groesbeck Parham. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (http://www.researchprotocols.org), 25.07.2018.
- “The sky is the limit”: Adhering to antiretroviral therapy and HIV self-management from the perspectives of adolescents living with HIV and their adult care givers. Julie A Denison, Harry Banda, Alexis C Dennis, Catherine Packer, Namakau Nyambe, Randy M Stalter, Jonathan K Mwansa, Patrick Katayamoyo, Donna R McCarraher. J Int AIDS Soc 2015 13;18(1):19358. Epub 2015 Jan 13
- Is Male Involvement in ANC and PMTCT Associated with Increased Facility-Based Obstetric Delivery in Pregnant Women? Joshua Kashitala, Namakau Nyambe, Stuart Mwalo, Josephine Musamba, Nathaniel Chishinga, Prisca Kasonde, Anna M. Lilja, Angel Mwiche and Michael Welsh. Afr J Reprod Health 2015; 19[2]: 117-124
- Factors Related to Incomplete Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Adolescents Attending Three HIV Clinics in the Copperbelt, Zambia. Julie A. Denison, Catherine Packer, Randy M. Stalter, Harry Banda, Sarah Mercer, Namakau Nyambe, Patrick Katayamoyo, Jonathan K. Mwansa, Donna R. McCarraher. AIDS and Behaviour 2017; pp 1–10
Summary of Reproductive Health Situation in Zambia
| Indicator | Level |
| Maternal mortality ratio (out of 100,000) | 398 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) (deaths in the first year of life) | 70 |
| Child mortality rate (per 1000 live births, in the first five years) | 119 |
| Proportion of Births Attended by Skilled Birth Attendants | 64% |
| Antenatal care coverage (at least one visit) | 96% |
| Total fertility rate | 5.3 |
| Adolescent birth rate (births per 1000 girls aged 15-19) | 141 |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate (% of women aged 15 to 49 years reporting that they use any method of contraception) | 49% any method 45% modern methods |
| Unmet need for family planning (%of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49) | 21% |
| Death due to unsafe abortions (per 100,000 illegal abortions | 50-100 |
| HIV and AIDS | |
| Number of people living with HIV | 1,100,000 (2013) |
| Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate | 13.3% |
| Women Living with HIV as proportion of total prevalence | 15.1% |
| HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretroviral drugs to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission | 86% |
Future activities to be carried out in Zambia
- GFMER to be introduced to the Ministry of Health through meeting with MOH staff (Hoping to have a GFMER official visit Zambia and officially introduce course to MOH if possible).
- Mapping of health organizations and dissemination of information on GFMER.
- Formation of in country alumni and Holding of meetings quarterly to share research collaborative ideas, paper writing ideas and respond to any questions from participants.
Links
- Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013-14
- Zambia National Health Policy
- Zambia Family Planning 2020