Background

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia (NMCZ) is a Statutory Body, established in 1970 under the Nurses and Midwives Act No.55 of 1970 with an express mandate to regulate nursing and midwifery education and practice. This Act was repealed and replaced by the Nurses and Midwives Act No. 31 of 1997, which redefined the functions of the Council and expanded the scope of practice for nurses and midwives. The recent legal development was the enactment of the Nurses and Midwives Act No. 10 of 2019 which provided for the change of name of the Council from the General Nursing Council of Zambia to the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia among others.

The 2019 Act still recognises the Council as a Statutory Body responsible for “Regulating the education, training and practice of nurses and midwives”.

Our Mandate

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambi is a Statutory body mandated to regulate the education, training and practice of nurses and midwives

Vision, Mission and Goal

Vision

“A World Class regulator of nursing and midwifery education, training and practice”.

Mission

“To regulate education, training and practice of nurses and midwives to ensure safe nursing and midwifery care to the public”.

Goal

To achieve 100% compliance to nursing and midwifery standards by 2026”.

Core Values

The enduring core values of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia are:-
    1. Team Work
    2. Accountability
    3. Objectivity
    4. Excellence
    5. Innovation
    6. Integrity

Its key focus areas of guidance are clustered into four main Board objectives enshrined in its Charter:

Committees of the Council

1. Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is the administrative authority of the Council which works closely with the Secretariat in dealing with administration issues of the Council.

2. Education Committee

Education Committee determines the Nursing and Midwifery Training programmes offered by the Council. It also sets out rules and regulations relating to education and training of Nurses and Midwives.

3. Professional Conduct Committee

This Committee is responsible for hearing and receiving evidence on matters of Professional misconduct and may recommend that a professional person that is found guilty of the infamous conduct may be censured, causioned or erased from the register.

4. Finance, I.T and Administration Committee

This committee is responsible for overseeing the Finance, I.T and Administration operations of the Council.

5. Audit Committee

This committee is responsible for overseeing the Audit operations of the Council.

6. Procurement Committee

This Committee is responsible for overseeing the procurement of goods and services of the Council.

7. Examinations Committee

This committee appoints examiners, considers and approves qualifying Examinations questions and results for the various Nursing and Midwifery programmes.