Zambia's Ministry of Health, supported by UNICEF and the European Union through the Equal Chances for Human Development Programme, launched the Integrated Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition Outreach Service Package and Implementation Guide on 26 August 2026, according to the UNICEF press release. The launch took place in Kalingalinga, Lusaka, and was presented as a national framework for bringing coordinated health services closer to remote and hard-to-reach communities.

At the ceremony, UNICEF handed over motorbikes procured through the same programme to support outreach at 100 health facilities in Luapula and North-Western Provinces, with the aim of reaching about 689,434 people in underserved communities. The package is intended to reduce missed opportunities for care, improve efficiency in the use of limited resources and lessen the fragmentation of health services. Services covered include antenatal and postnatal care, newborn and child health, immunization, nutrition and adolescent health support.

The release cited Ministry of Health figures showing maternal mortality fell from 591 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2007 to 187 in 2024, with 93 percent of births taking place in institutions and 98 percent of women attending at least one antenatal check-up. Ministry Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Lishimpi and UNICEF Representative Dr Saja Farooq Abdullah both spoke at the event.