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Zambia Flying Doctor Service

The Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) is a grant-aided service delivery statutory board under the Ministry of Health (MoH) that was created under an Act of Parliament No 37 of 1967 with amendment No 18 of 1972 and repealed by act No 25 of 1975 Chapter 298 of the Laws of Zambia. It was founded by Dr. James Lawless in 1965. The FDS Act provides for the establishment, management and development of the Zambia Flying Doctor Service

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To provide cost effective, quality and efficient aero-medical services in remote, rural and hard to reach areas and other parts of the country in order to combat human diseases and save lives

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29 January 2026

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A 21-year-old man injured in a motorbike accident has been evacuated by Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) from one of the country's remote districts in Western Province.
The patient was struck by a motorbike on 25th January 2026 while riding his bicycle. He was taken unconscious to Sikata Health Facility and initially treated before being transferred to Lukulu District Hospital.
There, medical staff diagnosed severe traumatic brain injury, a fractured skull, and bleeding from his ears and nose.
Dr. Kabwe Kabongo, the Acting Medical Officer at Lukulu District Hospital, urgently requested an emergency airlift to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) for neurosurgical attention.
After the Ministry of Health (MOH) approval through the office of the Permanent Secretary , the ZFDS plane was dispatched with paramedics on Thursday morning, 29th January 2026.
The aircraft departed North Western Province at 14:00 hours local time and arrived in Lusaka at 16:25 hours, where an ambulance from the University Teaching Hospital- UTH was waiting to rush the patient to the facility.
The plane was piloted by Lasford Manchisi, the Flying Doctor Service's Director Aviation Services, and co-piloted by Siphosami Zulu, with paramedics Bupe Musenge and Suzan Banda providing in-flight medical care.

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28 January 2026

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A security guard critically injured in a rockfall at a named mine in Luanshya, copperbelt province has been flown home after two months of hospital treatment.
The man, in his mid-twenties, was working for a private security firm contracted to a mining company when the accident occurred late last year.
He sustained severe pelvic injuries and was airlifted by Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) Medical helicopter 9J KDK for emergency surgery to Lusaka on 21 November 2025.
On Wednesday 28 January 2026, ZFDS completed the final stage of his medical journey by flying him back to the Copperbelt.
The ZFDS Aircraft registration number 9J ACG departed from the Services' Headquarters in Ndola at 10:40 hours and landed in Lusaka at 11:40 hours to pick up the patient.
Paramedics Sampa Chibwe and Philip Besa prepared and accompanied him on the return flight, which landed back in Ndola at 13:13 hours.
The repatriation flight was requested by the Workers' Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) , which is supporting his ongoing rehabilitation.
The Aeromedical evacuation highlights the importance of continuous medical care for workers injured on duty - from emergency evacuation through treatment to safe return home.

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23 January 2026

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The Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) has completed a two-day medical transportation exercise, airlifting the final group of Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) beneficiaries from Mufulira to Lusaka for routine medical assessments.
The helicopter, registration 9J-KDK, lifted off from ZFDS Headquarters in Ndola at 06:37 on 23rd January 2026, heading to Mufulira to collect three patients who had been booked for evaluation at a referral hospital in the capital city of Zambia.
District Branch Manager of the WCFCB, Bathsheba Sakala, handed over the three patients—all beneficiaries of the fund—to ZFDS paramedics for transfer.
The patients are suffering from pneumoconiosis, an occupational lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of mineral dust in mining environments.
By 08:43, with all three patients secured on board, the helicopter was airborne again, heading toward Lusaka.
Throughout the flight, Paramedics Susan Banda and Sampa Chibwe provided continuous oxygen support and monitored vital signs.
At 10:26, the helicopter touched down at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport's ZAF Base, where a medical team from Lusaka International Hospital of Zambia stood ready. The patients were transferred and transported to the facility for their scheduled specialist assessments.
The mission was piloted by Senior Pilot Zacharia Mbewe and Co-Pilot Timothy Gibbs completing the multi-day transportation exercise that ensured seven (7) beneficiaries receive the specialist medical care they need.

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(+260) 212-618228, 00212-613890, 0212611417/8

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