Support to the KANDO Project - Zambia
The KANDO (Kitwe and Ndola Hospital Reform) project, funded by the UK Department for International Development, was established to support Zambia’s Ministry of Health hospital reform efforts.
Ziken worked with three central referral hospitals to strengthen their management capabilities in order to run their own affairs as semi-autonomous boards.
The project contained many management components for different aspects of health care provision, with one major component being health care technology management.
Over five years, various consultants from Ziken and Health Partners International worked with managers, maintainers, equipment users, procurement and stores personnel to develop their skills in managing the life-cycle of equipment.
The work involved developing systems and management ‘tools’, such as:
- inventories
- equipment development plans and budgets
- equipment specifications
- a maintenance record system
- planned preventative maintenance schedules.
The work also included assistance with procurement, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance training, workshop development, and spare parts management.