CHIEFTAINESS
Mwanjawanthu of the Nsenga speaking people of Petauke district has praised
President Edgar Lungu for considering her chiefdom with a first level hospital.
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reports that the traditional leader said this yesterday during the ground
breaking ceremony of the first ever first level hospital by health Minister
Chitalu Chilufya in Kaumbwe constituency.
The
Chieftainess said she is thankful to Government for taking the development of
the first level Hospital to her Chiefdom as the facility will be of good help
to the larger population of people in the area, who used to walk long distances
to access medical care at Mwanjawanthu Rural Health centre.
And
Health Minister, Dr. Chilufya said the ground breaking ceremony of a first
level Hospital in the area was one way of President Edgar Lungu's adherence to
his promise taking health care services closer to the people countrywide.
Dr
Chilufya said the first level hospital whose works will commence soon will have
a nursing school, 200 bed capacity, X-ray and theatre department.
Meanwhile,
Eastern Province Health Director, Kennedy Kabuswe said the coming of the hospital
will improve access to comprehensive health services and lessen long distances
that people used to cover to access medical care in some health posts in the
area, reduce mobility and deaths in the area.
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