Construction of phase one of
Kalomo General Hospital has been completed at a cost of 11 Million Kwacha.
Kalomo District Commissioner
COSMAS CHIIBA disclosed the development when water affairs permanent secretary
ED CHOMBA paid a courtesy call on him.
Mr. CHIIBA further disclosed that
the completed building includes the administration block, outpatient
department, and laboratories.
Meanwhile, MR. CHIIBA says
construction of phase two of the hospital has commenced.
He says the project which will
include a maternity wing, 6 staff houses, and mortuary and wards will be
constructed at a cost of 21 Million Kwacha.
MR. CHIIBA has however bemoaned
the slow pace at which the construction works are progressing.
He has attributed the delay to
the procedure taken in the procurement and delivering of material which he says
is done in Lusaka.
And Bishop CHOMBA has expressed
delight over the completion of phase one of the hospital.
He says it is gratifying that
construction of the health facility is at an advanced stage.
Meanwhile, Bishop CHOMBA says construction
of the hospital alone will be meaningless if the health institution does not
get clean and safe water.
He has since urged the District Commissioner
to seek advice from the District Water Affairs office on the right procedure of
sinking boreholes.
Bishop CHOMBA was on a three day tour of Southern
Province to check of the construction and rehabilitation of water
infrastructure.
