This document has been developed as a guide to allinstitutions producing health care waste in   planning   and   implementation   of   interventions   that   will   reduce   mismanagement   of hazardous waste in Zambia.The National Health-Care Waste Management Plan for 2015 to 2019 provides an overview of the  situation  analysis,  the  proposed  activities  and  the  health  care  facility  waste  generating processes  in  Zambia  and  presents  options  for  minimizing  health-care  waste  generation through  source  reduction.  The  hazardous  wastes  generated  by  health  care  facilities  are  a challenge in Zambia as handling, storage, transportation and final disposal leaves much to be desired.