President Hakainde Hichilema has officially commissioned the Chimwemwe Level One Hospital, a state-of-the-art healthcare facility valued at 25 million USD, in Kitwe District on the Copperbelt Province. This significant development underscores the government’s ongoing commitment to improving healthcare services for its citizens.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony on August 22, 2024, President Hichilema expressed his gratitude to the British government for its vital role in funding the completion of the hospital. He acknowledged the UK’s longstanding support in Zambia’s health sector, noting that such partnerships are crucial in enhancing the quality of healthcare across the nation.
The President urged the local community to take ownership of the new facility, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding it against vandalism and theft. During a tour of the hospital, President Hichilema praised the maternity annex, highlighting the need for similar expansions in healthcare facilities nationwide. He called on Minister of Health Elijah Muchima to prioritize the development of additional maternity annexes to better serve the population.
Minister Muchima, speaking at the event, revealed that the Chimwemwe Level One Hospital currently operates with 105 volunteer health practitioners. He assured the public that efforts are underway to transition these volunteers into permanent roles, in line with the President’s directive. The hospital, which serves a catchment area of 300,000 people, is expected to significantly improve access to quality healthcare in the district.
Dr. Muchima further emphasized that the construction of the Chimwemwe Level One Hospital is a clear demonstration of the government’s commitment to enhancing the well-being of its citizens.
Acting British High Commissioner to Zambia, Sam Waldock, also spoke at the ceremony, highlighting the collaboration between NMS, a British firm, and the UK government in delivering the health facility. This partnership is a testament to the strong ties between Zambia and the UK, particularly in the realm of healthcare development.
The commissioning of the Chimwemwe Level One Hospital follows the recent handover of the newly constructed Chililabombwe District Hospital, as well as the Chamboli Level One Hospital, reflecting the government’s broader commitment to bringing healthcare services closer to the communities. These hospitals will provide a comprehensive range of services, including outpatient care, antiretroviral therapy, maternity services, physiotherapy, dental care, ophthalmology, laboratory services, radiology with advanced CT scan machines, emergency units, theatre services, and in-patient care.
As President Hichilema concluded his remarks, he reiterated the government’s dedication to delivering services that improve the lives of all Zambians, with a particular focus on ensuring that healthcare is accessible and of the highest quality.
Under the crippling loadshedding circumstances, the president should have left this commissioning to the Health Minister so he could concentrate on bringing the avoidable loadshedding to an end. Misplaced priorities, I would say.
I just hope we are also developing a sense of maintenance, which has been missing in our vocabulary for so long. We easily allow degradation of infrastructure 🙁
You think so…. leaving the commissioning to someone else? Put yourself in his shoes
While he’s in Chimwemwe and in a commissioning mood can he please come and commission our Nakadoli Market?
These are signs of failure…..what HH is doing is very dangerous for the country …trying very hard to destruct Zambians from the main issue which needs to be sorted which is LOADSHEDING…..fooling his gullible followers pretending like he is working…have you noticed that he is all over the country just bluffing….from Traditional ceremonies to commissioning project creating an euphoria and fooling Zambians….SORT OUT ELECTRICITY MR PRESIDENT PLEASE
Stop running away from ELECTRICITY CRISIS mambala and stop making those nonsensical drone videos to fool Zambians …have you noticed that they spend hours and hours explaining what they’re doing….but they’re doing nothing at all
HH is such a disappointment…i thought he had solutions for Zambia but i was wrong
African presidents, ministers, civil servants are all useless PARASITES. How much money HH has wasted on this trip? Millions of Kwachas on fuel, allowances, lining up policemen on the roads? Is he recruited to gallivant or work? UPND parasitic slimy worms will be out defending him and criticizing me. Most welcome UPND thugs in all colors and positions!
He has upgraded himself from commissioning toilets to level one hospitals. I hope one day he will commission something bigger than Lungu’s projects.
@ Politico
HH has spent more money on this single trip than the cost of the Hospital….African leaders no brains …they just do things without using common sense….they waste money every day and they go with a begging bowl to the West and East
The hospital cost $25 million, are you sure this trip costs that much ?????
Do you know anything about numbers ??
BTW, when will we see kapuko back in GRZ as you promised……?
He is running away from ELECTRICITY CRISIS….now trying hard to full his gullible followers….
Like a father who has failed to provide food for his family.
Lungu talks too much for a failure – Hichilema by ZambianObserver. Kikikiki HH still believes ECL is a failure…look who is talking kwena. Everything is gone to the wire bcoz of hh & his goons
Both ruling and opposition political parties are just flat batteries. Both are in incompetent entities. Too much talk, no work. Opposition has not mentioned a single thing they would do when in power apart from criticising and condemning ruling party, how do you attract would be sympathisers
It is nice for the people of Kitwe and thanks to PF and ECL for initiating the projects and
leaving them at 80% and below done. Kudos to President HH and UPND for completing
the works and commissioning them. After all the Hospitals are for Zambians from all walks life
regardless of Colour, Creed, Religion and Political affiliation. One Zambia One Nation
Still waiting for Hakainde’s original initiative or innovation. please Hakainde learn to appreciate the originator of your projects. Don’t claim projects done by your predecessors it is childish. Especially when you rubbish everything done by your predecessor. You are all using tax payers money to build Govt infrastructure. Don’t call your predecessor’s airport a sausage but you are always flying out through the same airport.
Let Bally focus on how to reduce hours of
Loadsheding.Reduce your budget spending on every thing else including CDF.Let his cabinet
Meet to find solutions to this problem.
Just adding more pressure to ZESCO our power grid….instead of dealing with Electricity he has doing exactly the opposite…I MISS HH IN OPPOSITION NOT THE CURRENT HH
The way he used to talk about issues by now we should have been like Dubai….and the White elephant Hospital will be struggling with Electricity and Medicine because of theft
@Spaka
Presidential trips are very costly….remember that each individual accompanying the President gets massive bonuses…the advance team…security detail etc…..accommodation…fuel…food..if you see the total cost of his single trip from Lusaka to the copperbelt you will be shocked…..but they will never disclose it to anyone….but its definitely enough to build 2 level one hospitals
Besides that hospital was built sometimes back. Can the hospital fail to start operations unless it’s commissioned in by a president. Even a simple x-ray machine has to be commissioned by the president…my my my.
@Spaka
Presidential trips are very costly….remember that each individual accompanying the President gets massive bonuses…the advance team…security detail etc…..accommodation…fuel…food..if you see the total cost of his single trip from Lusaka to the copperbelt you will be shocked…..but they will never disclose it to anyone….but its definitely enough to build 2 level one hospitals
@Spaka
Presidential trips are very costly….remember that each individual accompanying the President gets massive bonuses…the advance team…security detail etc…..accommodation…fuel…food..if you see the total cost of his single trip from Lusaka to the copperbelt you will be shocked…..but they will never disclose it to anyone….but its definitely enough to build 2 level one hospitals
@Spaka
Presidential trips are very costly….remember that each individual accompanying the President gets massive bonuses…the advance team…security detail etc…..accommodation…fuel…food..if you see the total cost of his single trip from Lusaka to the copperbelt you will be shocked…..but they will never disclose it to anyone….but its definitely enough to build 2 level one hospitals
@Spaka
Presidential trips are very costly….remember that each individual accompanying the President gets massive bonuses…the advance team…security detail etc…..accommodation…fuel…food..if you see the total cost of his single trip from Lusaka to the copperbelt you will be shocked…..but they will never disclose it to anyone….but its definitely enough to build 2 level one hospitals