# On Call Africa SCIO

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC041546
- **Known as:** On Call Africa
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** June 8, 2010
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC041546


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH2 4AN
- **Website:** www.oncallafrica.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the saving of lives&#x27;

**What the charity does:** On Call Africa works to improve access to quality healthcare in rural Zambia by strengthening health systems and influencing policy. Its Community Health Improvement Programme (CHIPs) focuses on four pillars: facility-based quality improvement, infrastructure upgrades, community health worker training, and research. Through partnerships with the Ministry of Health, CHIPs improves service quality, workforce capacity, and data-driven decision-making. Innovative solutions like solar-powered mobile health carts (e-carts) extend services such as vaccination, ultrasounds, and health education to remote areas. Guided by community engagement, evidence-based practices, and continuous learning, On Call Africa delivers sustainable, scalable healthcare solutions to underserved rural communities.

**Objectives:** The organisation&#x27;s purposes are the advancement of health in rural areas of need in Africa where the population have little or no access to medical services.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Glasgow City
- **Geographical spread:** Overseas only






