MedRAP
WHAT WE DO
INTRO: The Medicines Research and Access Platform (MedRAP) is a non-governmental organization registered under the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services. MedRAP’s vision is to have a country whose citizens enjoy equitable access to affordable quality, essential medicines at all times and our Mission statement is to “strengthen health systems by promoting access to essential medicines through the provision of evidence pertaining to essential medicines in Zambia.”
PROJECTS
1. Currently, MedRAP is implementing a four (4) year (2022-2026) EU funded project called Solutions for Supporting Healthy Adolescents and Rights Protection (SHARP). The programme is being implemented in 6 countries of the Great Lakes Region which are Rwanda, Burundi, Congo DRC, Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia.
In Zambia, SHARP is being implemented in Luapula province (Mansa & Samfya districts) and Southern province (Livingstone and Kazungula districts).
SHARP’s main objective is to improve both the supply side of SRH (availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of services and commodities) While increasing the demand for services through socio-cultural and religious interventions.
2. CHANGING THE LAW, CHANGING LIVES PROJECT
The Center for Reproductive Rights has joined with 18 partners in 13 countries across Africa and Latin America to implement “The CHANGING THE LAW, CHANGING LIVES PROJECT" funded by Global Affairs Canada. In Zambia the project is being implemented by MedRAP in Samfya district in Luapula Province and Kazungula district in Southern Province.
Overall Goal: Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) of women and adolescents in Zambia, by building strategic partnerships and
countering regressive policies and practices.
Specific Objectives/Outcomes:
- Strengthen the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) of women and girls in Zambia through evidence generation and building strategic alliances to counter regression on policies and practice.
- Foster collaborative networks among SRHR actors in Zambia to counter opposition and regression and strengthen advocacy efforts and multi-stakeholder collaborations to ensure implementation of progressive policies on SRHR in Zambia.
- Empower women and adolescents to actively participate in SRHR decision making spaces at the national and regional levels by equipping them with knowledge and supporting their participation in national/regional platforms to voice their experiences and share their priorities.
Location
Contact Info
Medicined Research And Access Platform (MedRAP)
Plot 24 Lechwe Park, Ibex Hill,
Lusaka, Zambia
Phone: +260 977820640
Email: info@metazambia.org
Website: medrapzambia.org