Child Fund Zambia (CFZ) has spent over K 91 million on the construction of Mkopeka Maternal Child Health (MCH) Unit and Msima Health Post in Nyimba district.
And Child Fund Zambia National Director, Victor Koyi, said the risk of women dying from pregnancies and child births in Zambia were high because of shortage of emergency equipment in rural health centers.
Mr Koyi was speaking at the handover ceremony of the maternity facility at Mkopeka rural health centre in Nyimba district last over the weekend.
He noted that high poverty levels among the Zambian people, long distances to health centers and common illness, such as malaria, are the major factors contributing to the high death rate of children and pregnant women at delivery time.
Mr Koyi said his organization will continue investing in the health sector to supplement government’s effort in ensuring safe mother hood.
He said Child Fund Zambia will also extend its continued support to the training of community based health care providers and health care workers so that deliveries are attended to by skilled people.
Speaking at the same function, Nyimba District Commissioner, Alexander Miti, said government will continue to work closely with partners such as Child Funds Zambia to ensure that women and children in the country are accorded the best health services as close to their home as possible.
Mr Miti has since appealed to the beneficiaries of the health facilities to look after them properly so that they provide the essential services for which they were constructed.
ZANIS
Well done. we need such projects in our country to further help us improve our health delivery system