Solwezi general hospital Medical
Superintendent Mathews Ng’ambi has appealed to government through the Ministry
of Health-MOH to send more doctors to the health institution.
Dr Ng’ambi said the health
institution has been operating on less than 20 percent of the staff
establishment with only six out of 27 required doctors.
He said this yesterday when
Solwezi Round Table Number 19 donated a fridge and blankets to Lunga children’s
ward malnourished section at the hospital valued at K4.3 million.
Dr Ng’ambi said inadequate
doctors at the health institution will compromise the provision of health
services to the people hence need for urgent attention from government.
Meanwhile Dr Ng’ambi thanked
Solwezi Round Table Number 19 for the donation saying it will go a long way in
addressing many challenges the children’s ward is facing such as lack of bed
linen and proper sanitation.
“Lunga children’s ward has been
facing a lot of challenges because it accommodates children with both medical
and surgical conditions. The ward has no geysers to provide warm water to the
children and the ablution block also leaves much to be desired. We have a
situation where only one toilet is operational catering for a population of
about 80 to 100 children,” he noted.
Making the donation, Solwezi
Round Table Number 19 Chairman Milliot Kazembe said after his organisation
identified a lot of needs in the malnourished children’s ward section it saw it
fit to donate a few of them.
Mr Kazembe said his organisation
intends to adopt the children’s ward in the near future and pledged to support
the health institution in addressing many challenges it is facing in its quest
to deliver quality health services.
ZANIS
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