Kapiri Mposhi town council has bought health equipment worth K200, 000 with the aim of improving facilities at the local health services. The funds for the rehabilitation process have to be sourced from the Constituency development Fund.
The authorities have shared that the new equipment will be distributed to all the health facilities which were constructed under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). The healthcare facilities serve the people of Kapiri Mposhi Constituency and help the people get access to critical healthcare facilities.
Notably, Kapiri Town Council Secretary Collins Ndilema has appreciated the move to buy medical equipment. The organization believes that this will help in improving access to healthcare services.
The effect of this development will be seen most profoundly in the rural areas. This is because medical infrastructure and equipment are in a limited number and often feels inadequate.
The town council was dedicated to making sure that the healthcare facilities of the district were up to a certain standard. The officials have shared that the programme has been in the works in phases.
The first phase began in 2022 and will be concluding in the year 2025, the focus was on constructing the health facilities. However, unfortunately, the equipment was not available to complete the construction process.
The official has since updated the people of the island that large amounts of medical equipment will soon be delivered to our clinics and health posts.” Mr Ndilema explained.
He revealed that in the township, many CDF-funded health projects had been completed till the year 2024. However, there was a lack of equipment which delayed the commissioning and handover of the facilities to the communities.
“As a local authority, in Kpiri Mposhi Town council, the stakeholders have completed many projects in the previous years under the CDF. However, the authorities were not able to hand them over because the facilities did not have any equipment.
The council and the CDF committee had to identify areas of savings to quickly procure what was needed to allow the officers
According to Ndilema, eight health facilities are now ready to be commissioned, after the town council recieved the delivery of equipment.