THE Minister of
State in the President's Office--(Regional Administration and Local
Government), Mr Seleman Jafo has issued a six-day ultimatum to all 67
newly-built district hospitals in the country
to start providing health
services to outpatients.
He equally ordered the facilities to provide mother and child healthcare services.
Mr Jafo issued such
a directive yesterday while addressing senior government officials
during his one-day official working tour in Sumbawanga Municipality,
Rukwa Region.
"Next week on May
08, all 67 newly built district hospitals across the country must start
providing OPD and mother and child health services. It is uncomfortable
to witness people continue to suffer by walking more than 20 kilometers
to look for medical services while the Fifth Phase Administration has
constructed 67 district hospitals using taxpayers' money. Besides the
government has already assigned two to three medical doctors to all 67
newly built district hospitals in the country" noted the minister.
He warned that he
would report to President John Magufuli all districts that will deliver
poorly on the construction of public health facilities funded by the
government so that the Head of State can take them to task.
Earlier, the Rukwa
Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Joachim Wangabo told the minister that
the government has already disbursed over 4.5bn/-for the construction of
three district hospitals in Nkasi, Kalambo and Sumbawanga District
Councils in the region.
Expounding, the RC
said that until now the construction of the three projects has stalled
as some of the buildings are unfinished as the allocated funds had
already been spent.
"Due to
insufficient funds the construction of the three projects needs
additional funds of 928,775,105.98/- for their completion, the
Sumbawanga District Council needs an additional funds of
401,328,105.98/-, Nkasi 527,447,000/- and Kalambo 300,000/-," explained
the RC.
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