Construction of a district hospital in Mpulungu district of Northern Province is expected to commence soon.
Provincial Medical Officer Dr Fabian Kabulubulu says the construction of the hospital, at a cost of about K15 billion, will begin in the next two weeks.
Speaking During the handover of the hospital site to a Chinese contractor, Jing De Zham enterprises Ltd, Dr Kabulubulu said the completion of the general hospital for Mpulungu is expected in the next three years.
He revealed that about K3.6 billion has been set aside for the first phase of the project and that K1.7 billion of the same amount is already available while the rest of the money is to be released within the course of the year.
Dr Kabulubulu said the project is expected to be implemented in three phases, adding that in the first phase, only the X-ray, theatre, maternity block and minor shelters will be constructed. The first phase is expected to last 38 weeks, meaning construction works in this phase will be completed by January next year.
He expressed happiness that the project, which was supposed to start last year, had finally begun.
Dr Kabulubulu urged district officials to take keen interest in the construction process and undertake regular visits to the project site.
He, however, emphasized that the supervision of the construction works will be solely done by the office of the Provincial Buildings Engineer (PBE).
And Mpulungu District Commissioner, Willie Simfukwe, welcomed the development, saying the people of Mpulungu have been waiting for the general hospital for a long time.
Mr Simfukwe said the district health team had been spending millions of Kwacha on referrals to Mbala General Hospital and that construction of the hospital will drastically cut down on such expenses.
He observed that construction of a general hospital in Mpulungu had been a long overdue development and will also help boost the morale of health staff in the area.
Mr Simfukwe urged the contractor to do a good job and follow the laid down labour laws of Zambia and ensure that the project is completed in record time, saying the project is yet another major development project government is undertaking in Mpulungu.
And managing director of Jing De Zham Enterprises Ltd, Xu Jian Lin said he is committed to completing the project on time as long as electricity and water supply on the site are provided on time.
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My quest is… Train more nurses, give them competiitve salaries and pecks…and voila… you might win in there.
In #1, What am trying to say is , you might build ghost hospitals with patients and no nursing staff… its happenning..
In # 2 ,typographic erronous name, please ignore the name, was trying out the other pc.
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hospital is not the building
but the combination of building, staff equipment en medicine
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Something is not right. No offence but why only chinese contractors are given contracts? Mark my words the nation will regret this. The country needs competition to thrive successfully.
Why is it that all the projects are being handed over to Chinese contractors? Is it that all the projects we are working on in Zed are financed by loans from the Chinese government? Clear me on this.
#5 & #6-Please serach your hearts. I think you know the answer but you may have forgotten about how our contractors have been doing business. It amazes how poor the quality of construction our local compaanies give us. Just a hint, if in a BOQ we can budget for pilferage, then it tells you what is going on.