Govt assures frontline workers

SANFROSSA MANYINDA writes @sunzambian GOVERNMENT places great importance on the welfare of frontline health workers, Health Minister, Jonas Chanda, has assured. The Minister observed that health workers were putting in their best to provide healthcare in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Chanda said Government was prioritizing access to health services especially during the pandemic. The minister was speaking when he commissioned the newly built K4 million Ndeke Mini Hospital maternity wing in Bwana Mkubwa constituency in Ndola at the weekend. Dr Chanda took time to appreciate the efforts of all cooperating partners for their role in bringing to fruition the establishment of the mini hospital. The 200 bed capacity hospital has been built with the support of Indeni Petroleum Refinery as well as other cooperating partners as part of their corporate social responsibility programmes. “The high maternal mortality rate due to long distances our mothers used to cover has now been addressed by the opening of this new facility which will operate 24/7. “The development will equally reduce referral cases to the Ndola Teaching Hopsital. We call on other companies to emulate the good gesture of contributing to the provision of health services to the people,” he said. Meanwhile, Indeni Managing Director David Lungu pledged continued support to Government towards the attainment of quality healthcare. Mr Lungu urged Copperbelt residents to adhere to all the COVID-19 health guidelines in order to support government efforts in the pandemic control.