02.02.2023

Since 2012, SolidarMed has been building houses for staff with the support of the Hilti Houndation to provide attractive accommodation at remote healthcare facilities.

From development project to locally-managed business
The lack of accommodation for medical staff in rural areas is recognised and a business model is developed to build and let out private staff houses. The revenue is to go back into maintaining the houses and building new ones. Photo: © SolidarMed

SolidarMed "At many health centres and hospitals in rural Zambia, there is a lack of accommodation for healthcare workers and their families, which makes recruiting and retaining good medical staff a challenge. Since 2012, SolidarMed has been building homes for staff with the support of the Hilti Foundation so that rural healthcare facilities can also offer attractive housing for staff. In this way, SolidarMed is working to tackle the acute shortage of healthcare workers in rural areas. In 2024, the investment and development project is to become an independent social enterprise."