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ZAMBIA’S High Commissioner to South Africa, His Excellency Mr. Muyeba Chikonde (r) welcomes Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister, Mr. Rayford Mbulu when he arrived at the venue for the 14th Africa – Nordic Meeting at Legends Golf Safari Resort in Limpopo, South Africa, on Friday, 10th April, 2015.
Zambia has asked Sweden to help in the transformation of the health sector that Government has embarked on in order to improve service delivery.
Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Rayford Mbulu, says he is aware that Sweden has advanced medical technology and that Zambia can benefit if areas of cooperation are identified and opened up.
Mr. Mbulu says government is focusing on improving the quality of health delivery and that this can easily be achieved with support from technologically advanced countries such as Sweden.
Mr. Mbulu made the appeal during a bilateral meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister, Ms. Margot Wallstrom held on the sidelines of the 14th Africa-Nordic Foreign Ministers Dialogue at Legends Golf Safari Resort in Limpopo, South Africa yesterday.
He notes that Zambia is looking for support in diversifying its economy by strengthening the agricultural and tourism sectors.
He has also appealed for scholarships for young Zambians, whom he said made up over 60 per cent of the population.
And in her response, Ms. Wallstrom says Sweden can, in the short term, assist Zambia establish a specialized medical institution to treat spinal injuries.
She says this will be a worthwhile project as it will also come with other rare specialists such as neurologists.
She says Sweden has already facilitated the establishment of similar facilities in Botswana and Namibia.
Ms. Wallstrom says her country is looking forward to building on the existing relations in order to enhance value-based cooperation with Zambia for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries.
This is contained in a statement made available to QFM News by High Commission of Zambia in South Africa Press Secretary Nicky Shabolyo.