By JULIUS PHIRI –
GOVERNMENT will this year upgrade Chipata General Hospital into a central hospital for Eastern Province.
Health Minister Dr Joseph Kasonde said this when he paid a courtesy call on Eastern Province assistant secretary Beenzu Chikuba on Tuesday.
The minister was in the province to hold talks with the management on the process of upgrading of the general hospital into a central hospital.
Dr Kasonde
Dr Kasonde said once the general hospital was upgraded into a central hospital, it would offer specialised services to the public.
“Government will upgrade the Chipata General Hospital in 2015.This is to enable the hospital start offering specialised treatment to our people in Eastern Province,” Dr Kasonde said.
He explained that he was also in the province to check on the construction works on the Chipata District Hospital.
While in the province, the health minister was also expected in Vubwi for the groundbreaking ceremony of the district hospital.
Ms Chikuba said the upgrading of Chipata General hospital project would help reduce on the number of people travelling to Lusaka for specialised treatment.
