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U.T.H records 12 New year babies

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The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has recorded 12 New Year babies.

Disclosing the development to ZANIS today, Customer Relations Officer Davies Chutu said the new year babies included seven girls and five boys who where born from midnight upto 08:30 hours this morning.

Meanwhile the Children in Need (CHIN) organisation has donated clothes and an assortment of toys worthy U$ 5,000 (K24 million) to the pediatric ward at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH)

Speaking when he presented the gifts to the children at UTH today, CHIN Chairperson, Kelvin Sampa called on stakeholders to help in alleviating the suffering of the less privileged children in hospitals.

He said less privileged children in hospitals need enough care and appreciation from people but that they have been neglected as people are focusing more on streets children.

Mr. Sampa said there is need to visit sick children in hospitals to uplift their spirit and morals adding that this is the responsibility of all citizens.

He said has appealed to government to prioritize children issues to allow them have access to better medical care, schools, for them to grow into responsible citizens.

He has also challenged Members of Parliament (MPs) to spend part of their gratuity on children admitted in hospitals.

And UTH Pediatric Department Coverage Nurse Hammond Kapapa has thanked CHIN for taking their time to visit and donating to the sick children at UTH.

Mr. Kapapa said government along can not manage to meet all the needs of the children at the hospital and appealed for more assistance from the cooperate world and individuals to assist the children in hospital.

Meanwhile, The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has recorded 28 cases of assaults and injuries during the New Year eve celebrations.

UTH Customer Relations Officer, Davies Chutu, confirmed the development to ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka toady.

Mr. Chutu said 11 cases were from Roads Traffic Accidents, while 13 were assaults cases and 4 injuries.

He said most of the cases have been treated and discharged while only a few are still admitted at the hospital.

He said cases recorded on the New Year eve are much lower than those recorded during Christmas Eve which was about 38 cases.

.Mr. Chutu attributed the reduced number of incidents to people conscious on the celebration.

He said people were more conscious during their celebration and this helped the hospital and the people themselves.

ZANIS

7 COMMENTS

  1. Dear bloggers wishing you all happy new year, the beginging of new season means, new resolutions, new objectives with possible goals, remember those around you, thank those who matched 2009 with you, forgive and forget,genuine love and laughter,pray and repent, above all learn from your mistakes you made in 2009. HAPPY VISIONARY 2010 TO ALL OF YOU.

  2. New life is the best gift at the start of the New Year. All the best for their families. #2 All the best to you too.

  3. The Population is ever increasing will we afford to feed them? Anyway we have enough natural resources that can suuport even the whole of Europe believe me all we need is proper utilisation.

    Thanks Mr. Sampa for reminding our MPs what really do you do to earn that life money you call gratuity? My father a commited and hard working person only gets K20 milion for his 20 years of service, support the children

  4. so what if 12 babies were born on new year? what’s so special about them that is not special about those born on 17 August? each day there are babies born. why do we hear this and the donations that accompany them on 25 December and 1 January only? we are supposed to be hearing this evryday.

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