By
Moris Mumbere,
E-Society
Kasese: In a move to fight maternal child death rate in the country save the children anon
governmental organization has further extended its services to sub counties
without maternity words which has been a clear observation as to why mothers
are still dying while producing.
On a new special project of building a maternity
word to kitswamba health centre three in Kasese district busongora north
constituency the district coordinator Mrs Annet Biryande said the sub county
experience a challenge of maternity wards where by most mothers have to move
from the sub county to kilembe and rwasande health centre three for service which
is expensive since mothers are always charged a certain cost,
“We decided to bring this service here because in
the whole sub county theres only one maternity word which is very far and
mothers are charged which same mother may not be able” Annet said.
Annet added that the construction of project will
cost over 180 million and is to be done in 120 days to be fully complete since
all resource is available and the clear plan for the structure is already in
place.
On the official launch of the construction the
district health officer Kasese district, Dr. Baseke Yusuf hailed save the
children for identifying gaps that have not yet been covered by government in
the district and the region at large.
“ In Four sub counties there’s only one maternity
word of Rwasanda health centre three which is private which all mothers in the constituency
depend on for services and its now an advantage that mothers are to get
services without charges” Baseke narrated.
The district health officer Dr. Baseke narrated that
most mothers have to move from where ever they are and get services from
Rwasande which is the only maternity word in the four sub counties of
kitswamba, kyabarugira, rugendabara and kirabaho Sub County in Kasese district.
Baseke advised residents to take maximum supervision
of the contraction so that quality work can be done at the site since engineers
are always cheating while constructing.
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