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ProcedureEdit
Apply In-Person:
- To apply to Register a Specialist Health Practitioner in Zambia, the applicant has to contact the Health Professions Council office of Zambia, for the main office visit link.
- Make sure that you have all the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
- An application form will be provided to the applicant at the office of the Health Professions Council, find theLink here.
- Once understanding the guideline properly, the applicant has to fill in all the necessary information in the application form.
- A person who holds a qualification from a training institution recognised by the Council, or a holder of a temporary certificate of registration, may apply for provisional registration.
- Once the application has been verified, it will be forward to the registrar for approval as per the Pharmaceutical Act of Zambia.
- Upon the satisfaction of the authorities, a provisional certificate will be accessible.
- Pay the fee as given in the “Fees” section of this page.
- After the completion of the above steps, the registration certificate will be accessible.
- The applicant gets the registration certificate in 30 days.
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Required DocumentsEdit
- Duly completed application form.
- Completed HPCZ application form for specialist and signed by the Commissioner of Oaths appropriately.
- Recommendation letters from the Head of the Institution and from a practitioner of the same specialty.
- Copies of Full Registration Certificate and a current Annual Practicing Certificate.
- A detailed curriculum vitae.
- One passport-size photograph with white background (Observing formal dress).
- Certified photocopy of the National Registration Card or Passport for non-Zambians.
- Certified photocopies of transcripts of primary and postgraduate professional qualifications (i.e. Degrees, Masters).
- Degrees or Doctorate) recognized by the Health Professions Council of Zambia.
- Medical Examination Report from any public health facility.
- Foreign qualifications to be verified by Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZQA) and Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Health Professions Council of Zambia
Head Office
No. 7 Chaholi Road,
Off Addis Ababa Drive
Rhodes Park
Tel: 0211-236241
Email : [email protected]
Website link.
Lusaka, Zambia
Contact Details link.
EligibilityEdit
- A person who is already on Full Register and has obtained a postgraduate qualification(s) in a field relevant to the primary qualification.
FeesEdit
- Fee of Specialist Registration (Zambian): K2,660.00
- Fee of Specialist Registration (Non-Zambian): 15,000.00
ValidityEdit
- The validity of the certificate is one year and is subject to renewal.
Documents to UseEdit
- Application form.
Sample DocumentsEdit
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Processing TimeEdit
- In 30 days, the application will be granted or rejected.
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InstructionsEdit
- All payments should be made at Zambia National Commercial Bank using a Bill Muster form or Barclays Bank Zambia, Mutaba Branch account number 16-6883911, Sort code 020016, Swift code BARCMLX.
- A receipt will be issued upon presentation of proof of payment.
- A health practitioner who practises during any period in which the health practitioner's practising certificate is void commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding seven hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven years, or to both.
Required InformationEdit
- Applicant's name
- Address
- Postgraduate qualification
- Surname
- Forename(s)
- Primary Profession
- Gender
- Date of birth
- NRC/ Passport No.
- Nationality
- Tel/Mobile
Need for the DocumentEdit
- A person holding a provisional certificate of registration can engage in employment as a health practitioner specialist in Zambia.
Information which might helpEdit
- Health professionals Act of Zambia link.
- The Council shall cancel a practising certificate if the holder—
- Display of practising certificate Renewal of practicing certificate cancellation of practising certificate is found guilty of any professional misconduct.
- Is declared to be of unsound mind.
- Is an undischarged bankrupt, contravenes the provisions of the Public Health Act.
- Is a proprietor, or in charge of, a health facility which is closed.
- Obtained the practicing certificate through fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact.
- Commits an offense and contravenes the Code of Ethics.
Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit
- The certificate also allows the specialist to approve of new practitioners under their designation.
External LinksEdit
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OthersEdit
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