Chikankata College of Biomedical Sciences (CCBS)

Chikankata College of Biomedical Sciences (CCBS) was officially established on 5th October 2007. However, the college has been operating since February 2007 and the foundation stone for the new campus was laid on 22nd February 2008. In the short-term the college benefits our own hospital because as the students learn they support our own laboratory services. However, it also helps a number of institutions across the country, especially the Mission Hospitals which are responsible for over 50% of formal health services in the rural areas of Zambia and about 30% of health care in the country as a whole.

The College is now fully affiliated to the University of Zambia (UNZA) School of Medicine and the Department of Medical Education Development (DMED). Recently it also has its official registration from the Ministry of Health, Government of Zambia from whom it received heavy fundings even prior to official registration.

This year on 8th February 2010, University of Zambia (UNZA) School of Medicine Examination Council of Health Sciences and the Department of Medical Education Development (DMED) published the final examination results of the first batch of our students. Out of 27 we have 25 successful candidates (93% passed) and among them 8 students with distinction. Being one of the part time lecturers who spend 4 hours per week with these students, I feel very much a part of this grand success. I teach Cell Biology & Human Genetics.

The college is in the process of developing its own library. Books are a scarcity here in Zambia and those available are relatively expensive. But the college management is much aware of the necessity of having a good library to produce good results. This photo shows a section of the newly built library. It is well ventilated, spacious with adequate amount of natural light.

Miss Nancy Cheepa who is the Administrative Secretary of the college is busy on her desk. She deals with all administrative matters including those related to students' admissions, academics, and other vocational activities.

Here is Mr Bosswell Mboozi, one of the lecturers of the college. He is such an important personality in that he has been the main link between Chikankata Mission and charity organisations, universities abroad, and influential individuals outside Zambia. He founded The Christian Resource Centre at Chikankata (see http://mboozibosswell.blogspot.com/) and up to now he is the Director of the centre. Beside its other areas of services to the community, the centre has one of the most well stocked libraries in Zambia. His contribution in terms of provision of knowledge to students and faculties of our various institutions has been commendable. He is a trusted friend of mine too!

The college Landcruiser received from the Government of Zambia Ministry of Health. The new college campus is some hundreds metres away from the main residential area of Chikankata. Hence, the vehicle is very useful for easy conveyance of the college staff.

Chikankata Nursing Training School Graduation

Of all the many interesting events that Chikankata used to witness each year, Nurses' Graduation Day has always been the happiest and also the most emotional day of the year. It is the occasion when Chikankata, if anything of such word as pride is acceptable to use, can take pride in itself. Because in the current situation where shortages of health professionals, nurses in particular, is distressingly acute nationwide, Chikankata Nursing Training School is one of the few training institutions in Zambia that produces highly motivated nurses each year. And the institution is growing everyday in terms of infrastructure development, its increasing capacity of student intake, and quality learning and training. It has been recently upgraded, from its previous status of ‘enrolled’ nurse training school, to ‘registered’ nurse training school. This means our alumni nurses can now practise their skills anywhere around the globe. The school also trains midwives. The first batch of the registered nurses recently graduated at the end of last year 2009. Here are some of the graduation photos.

Our proud first batch of 'registered' nurses who graduated last year. Historically speaking, however, the first students graduated from Chikankata Nursing Training School in 1950. Since then the school has gone through many changes, new programmes have been introduced to replace old ones. Thousands of nurses have graduated from Chikankata over the years.

Here are some of the teaching faculties in their academic gowns.

This time there are 50 students who worked hard towards passing the three year course for registered nurses, and finally graduated. The number of student intake this year in 2010 has now increased to more than 70. The academic level required for entry to the course is a pass in the Grade 12 examination.

Prizes that are given away to the above average and 'highly' deserved graduates. Competition is tough and Chikankata is proud of its graduates.

A representative from Zambia Union of Nurses Organisation (ZUNO) congratulates the graduates.

Our Territorial leaders Colonels John & Dorothy Wainwright also grace the function. They too are very proud and happy.

Top Up

Mobile technology hian khawvel hi a fan chhuak mek niin a lang. Chikankata thingtlang hmunah pawh hian hmunphiattu leh loneitu atanga professional leh executive thlengin an hmang tangkai em em a. Hmun tin deuhthawah hian mobile phone counter a awm deuh vek avangin, an ‘talk time’ a zawh pawhin an Top Up zung zung tawh mai thin a ni. Keini chhungkua pawhin India rama kan chhungte leh ram danga kan thiante biak kan duh chang hi chuan kan talk time balance neih sa hi kan han sit deuh thin avangin, kan han Top Up leh zauh bawk thin a.

Chuvangin he Saptawng thu pahnih “Top Up” tih hi helai hmuna kan thu lam rik zin ber a ni hial ang. Mobile phone nena inkaihhnawih thilah chauh ni lo, thil dang tam tak sawi nan Top Up hi local slang angin kan hmang bawk. Chung te chu:

CHAZ Top Up: CHAZ chu Churches Health Association of Zambia tihna a ni a. Zambia rama hriselna lam hnathawk NGO zinga lian ber a ni. Chikankata Hospital pawh hi CHAZ member kan ni ve a. Kum khat kalta atang khan CHAZ hian Chikankata Hospital & Health Services hnuaia hna thawktute zawng zawng hi sum faiin a rawn tanpui a, hei hi ‘CHAZ Top Up’ kan tih chu a ni. Hna thawktute tan a hlu em em a, a dawng tlem ber hmunphiattute pawhin thlatin hian Indian Rupees 1,500/- hu ang vel an dawng a, hei hian sorkar/Salvation Army atanga an hlawh chanve a hen daih a. An hlawh pangngai nena belh khawm phei chuan tam tham ve tak a ni. CHAZ Top Up sem ni hi chuan hnathawktute hi an hlim haw thei hle thin.

Teaching Incentive or Top Up: Chikankata Secondary (High) School zirtirtute hian sorkar/Salvation Army atanga an hlawh bakah thlatin sum an dawng ve bawk a. Hei hi an Top Up ve, teaching incentive an tih chu a ni. An chhut dan chu: zirtirtuin period khat zel a zirtirah Top Up Rs. 15/- hu ang vel a dawng a. Entir nan - Ka nupui hian nitin period 5 lo zirtir ta se, kar khatah period 25 a zirtir ang a, thla khatah chuan period 100, hei hi Rs. 15/-in puntir ta ila, thlatin Rs. 1,500/- Top Up a rawn hawn dawn tihna a ni a, a lawm ve thei viau tur a nia! He Top Up hi Parents-Teacher Association (PTA) thawhkhawm atanga lo kal a ni.

Mbasela Top Up: Zambian ho hi inlawm thiam leh ngaipawimawh ber hnam an nih rualin inthlah lama pachhe ber an ni hial thung ang. Khawlai lennaa in-greet te, biak ina hotu leh mi thar han lawm te hi an la urhsun thei em em a. An hnam dan dik taka in-greet phei hi chuan minute 5 tehmeuh a awh thin, chhungkhat laina zawng zawng an patea te chanchin thlenga an inzawh tel thin avangin. Keini ang mi hmanhmawh reng thin tan phei chuan hun a uihawm duh khawp mai. Mipui punkhawm nikhua hian inlawmna hun siam a ni ziah thin a, he hun kaihruaitu bik hi ruat an ni thin. Kaihruaituin kut ben zat tur nen lam a bituk vek a, a bituk sa zat kut ben zawh a nih hnuah khan vawi thum ben nawn tur te a han ti leh a. He a nawnna hi Mbasela emaw, Top Up an ti bawk thin a ni. Hetianga a Top Up-na kut benna huna an mi lawm nih chu nuam duh ve tak a ni.

ARVs: AIDS enkawlna damdawi Antiretrovirals (ARVs) hi Top Up tiin thiam takin a hming an phuah zaih bawk a. Top Up zawng zawng zingah kan hmang tangkaiin kan ngeihpui ber awm e. AIDS avanga damlo, an CD4 count 1-a tlahniam tawhte pawh hi (the normal CD4 count is somewhere between 500 and 1500 cells per cubic millimetre), he Top Up hian han enkawl ila, an CD4 count chu 500 chunglamah te a sang chho leh thin a, HIV hrik pai tih pawh hriat har khawpin an hrisel chho leh thin a ni.

Heng Top Up chi hrang hrangte hian mite inkarah inpawhna leh inkungkaihna tha a siam a, khawsak a tiawlsam a, mite rilruah hlimna leh lawmna a thlen a, rilru leh taksaah damna a thlen bawk a ni. Heng Top Up kan sawi tlemte bak hi Top Up dang nitina semchhuah tur kan nei ngei ang. Mite an hnathawh thata fak te, an lungngaih nia hnem leh hmangaihna lantir te, leh thilpek te tham ber inpekte pawh hian mite nun hlimna nasa takin a thlen thei ngei ang.