Our Mandate
About Us
Connecting aviation and healthcare to reach communities throughout Zambia.
Established to bring care to every corner of Zambia
The Zambia Flying Doctor Service is a grant-aided service delivery statutory board under the Ministry of Health, created under an Act of Parliament No. 37 of 1967 (amended by No. 18 of 1972 and repealed by Act No. 25 of 1975, Chapter 298 of the Laws of Zambia). It was founded by Dr. James Lawless in 1965. The FDS Act provides for the establishment, management and development of the Zambia Flying Doctor Service.
Core Business
The core business of ZFDS is to combat disease and to promote the health and material well-being of the inhabitants of the rural areas of Zambia, and to provide aero-medical and other health services countrywide.
Mission Statement
To provide cost-effective, quality and efficient aero-medical services to remote, hard-to-reach areas and other places countrywide — contributing to the improvement of the wellbeing of the people of Zambia.
