Infrastructure — documenting readiness, capacity, and resilience across the CHAZ network.
Churches Health Association of Zambia
Established 1970 • National Health Network
Laboratory infrastructure
Infrastructure

Capacity you can trust — documented, not assumed.

CHAZ supports a national network of facilities. This page is built to show readiness: laboratories, equipment, infrastructure upgrades, and what partners can fund.

Infrastructure overview Capacity pillars Upgrade pipeline
Labs supported
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Upgrades/year
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Provinces
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National footprint.
Equipment uptime
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Publish later.
What this page is for
A partner-ready evidence shelf
Document capacity
Facilities, labs, equipment, upgrades
Turn “we have capacity” into visible proof.
Show readiness gaps
A clear upgrade pipeline
Make it easy for funders to support the right projects.
Build confidence
Standards, QA, reporting
Infrastructure linked to outcomes.
View upgrade pipeline Funding opportunities
Replace all placeholders with verified CHAZ numbers, once available.
Infrastructure overview

What “infrastructure” means at CHAZ

Infrastructure is not just buildings. It’s diagnostic readiness, equipment uptime, cold chain integrity, infection prevention controls, and facility systems that keep care safe and reliable.

The 4 readiness dimensions
From facilities → outcomes
Clinical readiness
Safe services
Wards, theatres, oxygen, IPC, referral systems.
Diagnostic capacity
Labs & equipment
Testing, QA protocols, sample transport, turnaround time.
Supply chain integrity
Reliable commodities
Cold chain, storage, distribution and inventory controls.
Systems & compliance
Audit-ready
Maintenance logs, SOPs, reporting, procurement controls.
A simple evidence shelf (what to publish)
Asset register
Key equipment list, location, uptime, service schedule.
Facility profiles
Services offered, catchment, staffing, referral links.
Quality reports
QA audits, IPC checks, supervision and improvements.
Hospital infrastructure
Partner-friendly framing
Infrastructure that saves lives

Documenting infrastructure helps funders see where their support improves service readiness and outcomes. This page is intentionally structured like a portfolio.

Examples of partner-funded upgrades
  • Laboratory analyzers & QA systems
  • Cold chain and vaccine storage
  • Ward refurbishment and infection prevention controls
  • Solar/backup power for continuity of care
Funding lanes Contact CHAZ
Capacity pillars

What CHAZ documents as “capacity”

Each pillar below is structured with: what it is, what to measure, and how partners can help.

Pillars
1) Laboratory readiness
Equipment uptime, QA protocols, turnaround time, staff competency.
Diagnostics
Measure
Uptime %
Measure
QA passes
Measure
TAT
2) Infection prevention & control (IPC)
Safe care requires PPE, protocols, training, and compliance checks.
Safety
Measure
IPC audits
Measure
Training
Measure
Incidents ↓
3) Continuity of power & water
Backup power and clean water protect services and cold chain integrity.
Resilience
Measure
Downtime
Measure
Cold chain
Measure
Service continuity
4) Clinical space & refurbishment
Wards, theatres, maternity, triage, patient flow, accessibility.
Facilities
Measure
Bed capacity
Measure
Flow
Measure
Quality checks
Pro tip for the live demo
Add facility profile cards (name, province, services, photos, equipment list) and link them here. It turns infrastructure into a portfolio the board can navigate.
Coverage
National footprint (visual placeholder)

Replace with a real map later. For now, this gives the board a “national systems” feel.

Coverage illustration
Copperbelt
Lusaka
Central
Eastern
North-Western
Facilities linked
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Infrastructure audits
— / year
Equipment servicing
Planned
Upgrade pipeline Funding lanes
Upgrade pipeline

A portfolio of ready-to-fund upgrades

This is where the “boardroom” experience happens: projects are visible, structured and scannable. Replace titles and numbers with CHAZ’s real pipeline.

Pipeline (examples)
Infrastructure projects
Total pipeline
ZMW —
Lab Analyzer Upgrade (Provincial Hub)
Reduce turnaround time and improve diagnostic accuracy.
Diagnostics
Budget
ZMW 3.2M
Timeline
4–6 mo
Impact
High
Status
Ready
Funding progress (demo) 45%
Fund this upgrade Request details
Cold Chain & Vaccine Storage Expansion
Strengthen immunization continuity and reduce spoilage risk.
Cold chain
Budget
ZMW 1.4M
Timeline
2–4 mo
Impact
High
Status
Pipeline
Funding progress (demo) 20%
Sponsor cold chain Talk to us
Solar Backup Power for Rural Facilities
Keep services running during outages; protect cold chain and labs.
Resilience
Budget
ZMW 2.6M
Timeline
3–8 mo
Impact
Very high
Status
Scoping
Fund resilience Evidence
Add a facility gallery (recommended)
Create a grid of before/after photos and attach them to each upgrade project. It makes infrastructure “real” instantly.
Equipment spotlight
Network spotlight
Equipment readiness

This is where CHAZ can show “advanced equipment” in a responsible way: capabilities, QA, maintenance, and outcomes linked to the equipment.

Maintenance schedule Planned
QA protocols ✓
Uptime reporting Pending
Fund equipment Request a tour
Funding lanes

How partners can support infrastructure

Keep funding options simple and legible: “what you fund” + “what it improves” + “how we report”.

Lane
Laboratory equipment
Analyzers, QA systems, calibration and maintenance.
Reporting
Uptime, QA results, TAT improvement
Lane
Cold chain
Vaccine storage, temperature monitoring and backup power.
Reporting
Temperature logs, spoilage risk reduction
Lane
Facility refurbishment
Maternity, wards, triage, IPC upgrades and patient flow.
Reporting
Before/after, safety checks, service continuity
Lane
Resilience systems
Solar backup, water systems, disaster preparedness.
Reporting
Downtime reduction, services maintained
Partner with CHAZ
Strengthen service readiness at scale
Infrastructure upgrades linked to quality outcomes — structured for institutional confidence.
Contact CHAZ Transparency hub