The 1999 Zambia MICS had as its primary objectives: To provide up-to-date information for assessing the situation of children and women in Zambia at the end of the decade; To furnish the necessary data for monitoring progress towards the goals established at the 1990 World Summit for Children, which will also form the basis for future action; To contribute to the improvement of data and monitoring systems in Zambia and to strengthen technical expertise in the design, implementation, and analysis of such systems.