The Copperbelt University Health Services
The objective of the Copperbelt University Health Services (CBUHS) is to support higher education through the promotion of good health among students, members of staff and the dependants.
It is the responsiblity of CBUHS to ensure that each student admitted into the University is maintained during his/her stay, at an optimum health level to the effect that his/her chances of benefiting maximally from educational opportunities open to him/her are increased. It is also the responsibility of CBUHS to provide high quality health care to employees and their dependants so that valuable man-hours are not lost through illness
Units
The Health Services has four functional units namely, Out Patient Department (OPD), Pharmacy, Laboratory and Observation Wing
OPD
The OPD runs a number of clinics, which include the general clinic, under five clinics, antenatal clinic, hypertensive clinic and the chest clinic |
Health Services Unit
The Health Services Unit provides a twenty-four hour service. The Medical Officer and the Clinical Officers are in attendance between 8:00 hours and 16:30 hours on week days and between 8:00 hours and 10:00 hours on Sturdays, and Public holidays. At any other time, one nurse is always on duty and could summon the Medical Officer on call if needed |
| The Laboratory and Pharmacy are also operation during the mentioned times |
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Anti-AIDS Activities
The University Health Services is involved in Anti-Aids Activities and Community outreach (home visits). The Anti-Aids activities are two pronged: the distribution of Anti-Aids education materials and the free distribution of condoms during medical consultation in various clinics of the service. The purpose of the community outreach programme is to follow up those patients requiring intensive health education and home based care. Cases for these visits are usually picked up in the various clinics and the visits are arranged for Friday afternoons. The clinic also runs an Anti-Aids project in conjunction with the Zambia Prisons Service (In But Free). |
