Katuba Health post will soon be handed over to the
Ministry of Health after construction of a staff house is completed.
Chingola District Director of health, Dr Solomon Musonda, said this at a District
Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC) meeting at the council Chamber.
Dr Musonda said the total cost of both the clinic and staff house is K225 million
although more money was needed to complete the two structures.
Dr Musonda also revealed that Kasompe Health Centre operates from 08:00 hours to
16:00 hours but said there is need for it to be operating 24 hours daily due to the
high population in Mimbula-Kasompe.
He told the meeting that ZPTC wants to refurbish an old council building so that it
could be used as an Anti Retro Viral Therapy Centre as people that are on treatment
collect their drugs at Chiwempala Clinic which is costly in terms of transport.
Dr Musonda also reminded the house that the nation will soon launch the measles
campaign and they have targeted 40,000 children to be immunized in the district and
will start once all logistics have been put in place.
The Director of Health also appealed to the community to work hand in hand with
medical practitioners as nurses at the institution were working in fear because of
the behaviour of some residents who are reported to be rough at them.
Dr Musonda said the institution has inaequate members of staff and that people need
to understand that they are over worked and sometimes when approached in an unruly
manner, nurses can also react.
