Mungwi Council Chairperson Grace Chisanga says there is need to consider expanding the maternity annex at Malole Rural Health Centre, to cater for the ever increasing population in the area.
Ms Chisanga says 62 villages access primary health care services from the facility, which only has two beds spaces in the maternity room.
She has noted that the available maternity annex is too small to contain the demand, hence the need for the local authority to plan for the construction of an additional maternity annex.
The Chairperson observed that sometimes the facility receives six women in labour, against the two bed spaces available.
Meanwhile, the Mungwi Town Council is scouting for investors and contractors to partner with, in upgrading the 12 kilometer Ng’wena road and arena.
Ms Chisanga has observed that annually, the local authority spends huge amounts of money to grade the road and that the council is now looking for a permanent solution.
She has since appealed to other partners to come on board and work on the road from Chitimukulu junction upto Milando river.
She has disclosed that plans are also under way for the local authority to put up some culverts, and improve the arena at Milando area.
