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Health Systems Strengthening
We address the systems that shape service quality and access, including planning, resource use, service delivery, accountability and institutional learning.
A nonprofit organization in Zambia
Strong communities.
Better health.
Better health begins when communities are heard, information guides decisions, and health systems respond to the people they serve.
Community Pulse brings community perspectives and systems thinking together to advance practical, evidence informed approaches to health.
CommunitiesExperience and voice
EvidenceInformation and learning
Health systemsServices and decisions
Practical actionImplementation and improvement
Community
Pulse
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From insight to action for better health
Community voicePractical evidenceStronger systems
01 / About us
Rooted in communities.
Focused on systems.
Community Pulse is a nonprofit organization registered in Zambia, established to contribute to healthier communities and more responsive health systems.
We believe meaningful progress depends on listening to communities, understanding the conditions that shape health, and using reliable information to improve decisions and services.
Our perspective brings together community participation, evidence, practical action and the wider systems that support health, including service delivery, information, resources, accountability and institutional learning.
Our purpose is to strengthen linkages between communities and the health systems that serve them.
02 / Our work
Where we focus
our thinking and effort.
Our cross cutting priorities inform how we engage with health services, bringing together community experience, reliable information and practical improvements in care.
Cross cutting priorities
How we strengthen health services
These priorities shape our work across planning, service delivery, participation and learning.
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Community Health Information Systems & Intelligence
We support existing government health information systems and develop and test interoperable approaches that bring community information into local planning, monitoring and decisions.
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Community Engagement & Learning
We bring community perspectives, participation and practical evidence into programme design, service improvement and continuous learning.
Priority health services
Priority areas in health services
Our priority areas reflect important health needs in Zambia. Across these areas, stronger systems, community intelligence and meaningful participation contribute to better services.
Immunization
Improving community participation, confidence, access and local information use to support vaccination services.
HIV Prevention
Supporting community informed prevention, access to appropriate services and responsive delivery approaches.
Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Strengthening access, continuity of care and the use of local evidence to improve services for women, newborns and children.
Noncommunicable Diseases
Supporting prevention, early identification, ongoing care and community participation in responses to long term health needs.
03 / Our approach
Listen. Link.
Learn. Act.
We treat communities as partners in improving health. Our approach links lived experience with information, institutions and practical action.
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Listen to communities
Understand priorities, barriers, experiences and the realities behind health information.
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Strengthen linkages between people and systems
Bring community perspectives into dialogue with service providers, decision makers and partners.
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Use evidence thoughtfully
Combine reliable data, local knowledge and implementation learning to guide practical decisions.
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Build for lasting value
Work with existing institutions and systems, strengthen local practice and avoid unnecessary duplication.
Our institutional commitment
Accountability in how
we work.
Community Pulse operates as a registered Zambian nonprofit with a focus on responsible governance, clear communication and collaboration. We bring institutional discipline to our work through careful planning, evidence informed decisions and accountability to the communities and partners we engage.
04 / Join our team
Join Our Team.
Help us strengthen the institutions and systems that support better health. Explore opportunities to contribute your experience and skills to Community Pulse.
Current opportunity · Volunteer
Institutional Systems and Finance Advisor
Support Community Pulse to develop practical financial management, governance, procurement, administrative and grants management systems appropriate for a growing Zambian nonprofit.
Application deadline: 18 November 2026
To apply, email your CV or professional profile, a brief expression of interest with examples of similar assignments, and your availability during the proposed assignment period.
05 / Contact
Good work begins
with a conversation.
We welcome conversations with communities, public institutions, researchers, civil society organizations and development partners who share an interest in stronger health systems and better health.
Email Community PulseGeneral enquiries and partnerships
info@communitypulse.org.zmBased in
Lusaka, Zambia
Official website
communitypulse.org.zm