Shortage Of Public Housing
Shortage Of Public Housing
Estimates of the shortage of housing for public workers are hard to find. Our own estimate in commissioned research suggests that about 35,000 of Zambia’s healthcare staff are without decent housing. Urban based workers may find housing from the private sector, but rurally based workers typically struggle. CHAI’s research shows that for most (95%) health workers, the key reason why they would avoid a rural posting if they can, is the lack of decent housing.
Is there a viable solution for the housing crisis for health and other public workers in
Zambia?
Yes!
Is there a viable solution for the housing crisis for health and other public workers in
Zambia?
Yes!
Good Quality Homes
Bad Quality Homes
Rural Health Workers
Our Vision
All essential workers have access to affordable, high-quality housing in rural Zamba.
Our Mission
Ubuntu Homes is an independent social enterpise developing and managing cost effective housing solutions for essential workers in rural Zambia.
To date we are hosuing more than a 112 key workers across 19 health facilities across the country
Good Quality Homes
Bad Quality Homes
Rural Health Workers
Our Vision
All essential workers have access to affordable, high-quality housing in rural Zamba.
Our Mission
Ubuntu Homes is an independent social enterpise developing and managing cost effective housing solutions for essential workers in rural Zambia.
To date we are hosuing more than a 112 key workers across 19 health facilities across the country
Does This Matter?
Does This Matter?
Zambia suffers from a severe human resource for Health (HR4H) shortage. This situation is worse in rural areas where there are only 11 health staff per 10,000 people against the WHO recommended minimum of 23 health staff per 10,000 people, less than half the minimum that is required. Years of underinvestment in housing lead to poor retention and attraction of trained staff. Briefly put, to improve healthcare services, we must build more houses for health workers. There is at present no policy pathway to fix this issue. If the private sector sees no incentive to provide good quality affordable housing in rural Zambia and the public sector lacks the money to invest, what’s the way forward?
Housing Report
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We Find Solutions
We Find Solutions
The world over, we find solutions that are lie between the public and private sectors’ work. With support from government, investors and other actors, high quality housing can be sustainably provided, affording a good quality of life for our key health workers. And that leads to improved healthcare services for all. Ubuntu Homes was set up to do just that. We provide a strategic housing solution for key workers in Zambia, with a focus on the health sector, especially in rural areas. Our offer includes homes for fully qualified healthcare workers and hostels for students.
