The paper provides an overview of the key challenges facing the health sector in Zambia and highlights the role of professionally qualified accountants in delivering the country's health agenda. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a global body for professional accountants that aims to offer business-relevant qualifications to people of application, ability, and ambition. The organization was founded in 1904 and has consistently held core values of opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity, and accountability. ACCA believes that accountants bring value to economies in all stages of development and aims to develop capacity in the profession and encourage the adoption of consistent global standards. The organization works to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers to entry, ensuring that its qualifications and their delivery meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers. The paper supports its 154,000 members and 432,000 students in 170 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills needed by employers.
