Mufulira Rotary Club in the Copperbelt Province has donated medical equipment worth over 40 million Kwacha to Ronald Ross Hospital in the district.
The donated items include an eye autoclave Machine worth about K35 million and other items such as blood pressure machines, stethoscopes, gloves, local anesthetics and a daily steam penetration test kit among others.
Speaking during the hand over of the equipment at the hospital over the weekend, Mufulira District Rotary club immediate Past President Fred Kaoma said that the donation was aimed at supplementing tremendous efforts Government was making in improving the country’s health service delivery.
ZANIS reports that Mr Kaoma observed that the health sector was the most expensive sector to develop therefore it called for concerted efforts from all stakeholders such as the church, Non Governmental Organisations, and the business community among others.
He said the Rotary Club would continue supplementing Goverment effort in improving the welfare of Zambian people.
He further observed that no single Government could afford to adequately provide the needs of its people without support from other stakeholders.
Mr Kaoma urged Ronald Ross Hospital management to take good care of the donated items especially the autoclave machine so that they could last for a longer period.
Speaking at the same function, Ronald Ross Hospital Medical Superitendernt Makasa Sichela thanked the Rotary Club for the donation.
Dr Sichela said the eye Autoclave would help in the Trachoma elimination surgeries programme which the hospital would be running in the next five years beginning this year.
He assured the Rotarians that the donated items would be well taken care of and be used for the intended purpose.
The donation was solicited from a United Kingdom (UK) based metal businessman Walton Lipmann who trades in metals including copper.
He responded positively to the request by the Rotarians because of his appreciation of huge profits he had realised from the high quality Zambian Copper.
Good news, but just need clarification. Was the machine donated by the Rotary club on the UK metal dealer through the Rotary club? Whichever the case, thanks to the Rotary club for soliciting the machine. Hope it is put to good use………….and also maintained/serviced!!!
Good way to go but ensure those characters at Ronald Ross put those things into good use. In short it is the british person who has appreciatted what the zambian copper has done for him hence the donation. Also a big thank you to the Rotarians for soliciting for this UK business man. Can the zambians living abroad emulate the same but our fear is accountability by the users and management. Anyway thanks alot.
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