The Republic of Zambia joined the World Bank in 1965. Since then, World Bank assistance on 110 projects has helped the country promote economic growth and reduce poverty. As of April 2006, the World Bank had invested around US$3.44 billion in Zambia to support development projects ranging from mining to infrastructure to health. Some of the projects include:  | Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project: a US$50 million ten-year project that seeks to reach the point where the maintenance backlogs are generally removed and the road sector can focus mostly on routine and periodic maintenance activities. Read more…
| | Zambia National Response to HIV/AIDS (ZANARA): a US$42 million operation that aims to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, mitigate the socio-economic impact of the disease, and to increase access to care and support for people infected or affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Read more…
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For more on the World Bank's work in Zambia, refer to the Country Assistance Strategy. | |
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