An Act to continue the existence of the Tropical Diseases Research Centre and rename it as the National Health Research and Training Institute and redefine its functions; provide for health research and training; provide for the establishment of the National Health Research Laboratory; provide for research in indigenous knowledge, traditional and complementary alternative medicines; repeal and replace the Tropical Diseases Research Centre Act, Cap. 301; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.

The objects of this Bill are to—

(a) continue the existence of the Health Professions Council of Zambia and re-define its functions;

(b) re-constitute the Board of the Health Professions Council of Zambia and re-define its functions;

(c) regulate health professionals, health facilities, health care services and internship sites;

(d) provide for the administration of licensure examinations;

(e) approve curriculum for health learning programmes for purposes of accreditation by the Higher Education Authority;