In 2014, public expenditure on health in Zambia was 2.8% of GDP, among the lowest in southern Africa.
[2] In 2010, public expenditure on healthcare was 3.4% of the GDP - among the lowest in southern Africa.
The largest health facility, the University Teaching Hospital serves both as a specialist hospital and a training site for future health workers.
In 2013, the government embarked on a project to upgrade a number of health facilities in different parts of the country and JICA ( Japan International Cooperation Agency) signed a grand agreement to provide aid.
[12] There are very few hospitals in rural or remote places in Zambia, where most communities rely on small government-run community health centres and rural health posts.