Government has released K 1.2 billion to Chikankata Mission Hospital in Mazabuka district for the construction of a Bio Medical school whose construction is underway.
Chikankata Member of Parliament, Munji Habeenzu, who disclosed this to ZANIS in Mazabuka today, said the release of the funds signifies government’s commitment towards addressing the human resource problem dogging the health sector.
” This money is a contribution by government towards the construction works of the Bio medical school since the project is a brain child of the mission hospital administration,” said Mr. Habeenzu
Mr. Habeenzu said the construction of the Bio Medical School needs the support of government and other stakeholders because of the benefits it will provide in addressing the human resource problem in the health sector.
”This project will help address the shortage of manpower in the country and it is only wise that all stakeholders come in to support the hospital administration,” said Mr Habeenzu
And Mr Habeenzu, who is also Parliamentary Committee on health chairperson, further disclosed that government has donated a brand new vehicle to Chikankata hospital specifically for the effective implantation of Prevention of Mother to Child transmission of HIV/AIDS programme which he said has suffered major set backs due to lack of transport.
The lawmaker has however urged the hospital administration to put the donated funds and the vehicle to good use if the community is to benefit from government programmes.
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LT you are confusing us because the title is reading different from the first sentence. Which information is correct, the K12 bn or K1.2bn?
Bio-Medical facility! What is the current Zambian definition of this? I am concerned that its location so far away from the mass of educated intellect at UNZA and its medical school! What is its strategic reason for being located this far from scientists and medical brains at UTH?
which is which? K12 billion or K1.2 Billion? Anyway I hope it wont end up building someone a mansion somwhere than the intented purpose.
Despite corrections suggested by bloggers, LT never updates their erroneous stories …sad.
Its really too bad.LT is misleading us
I think its one way of discongesting the city.Chikankata is not very far from Lusaka and Mazabuka.By the way it was the first major HIV and AIDS research centre in Zambia and may that is why it was chisen as the site for the Bio Medical facility.However there should be more information about it.I can see most of us dont know what it and its importance.Has Manase Phiri left medical journalism.He is the only one i know who could explain what this is