Sub Chief Kandakanda of Solwezi district in North-Western Province has thanked the government for constructing a health facility in his area. The traditional leader says through the community’s active participation in decision-making, the government has constructed a health facility in his area using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Speaking in an interview with the media, the sub-chief said the construction of the facility shows the government’s commitment to ensuring that even those in rural communities have access to healthcare services.
“We are happy that through the decision we made as a community through our Ward Development Committee (WDC), the government funded the project,” he noted. He added that Kandakanda clinic is the first modern health facility in the area which has a staff house, an ablution block and a water reticulation system. The traditional leader has since called on the community to jealously guard the facility from vandalism, adding that the government has invested huge sums of money in its construction.Sub-chief Kandakanda has further appealed to the government to operationalise the facility so that the challenges that local people have been facing in accessing healthcare services become a thing of the past.And Sandangombe Ward Development Committee Vice Chairperson, Hendrix Nanga, has called on community members in Kandakanda to participate in decision-making processes, saying it is their right to actively engage in governance.“As a community, we can achieve a lot if we all join hands and work in unity for the betterment of our community,” he said.Meanwhile, Rose Maulo, a resident of Kandakanda, has thanked the government for working towards addressing the challenges which expectant mothers were facing in accessing maternal health services.And North-Western Province Public Health Specialist, Kizito Sampa, stated that the expansion of health facilities using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has helped in establishing health facilities closer to the people.Dr Sampa said there will now be enhanced service delivery in the area.He has since reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that people have access to quality healthcare services.
The traditional leader has since called on the community to jealously guard the facility from vandalism, adding that the government has invested huge sums of money in its construction. Sub-chief Kandakanda has further appealed to the government to operationalise the facility so that the challenges that local people have been facing in accessing healthcare services become a thing of the past.And Sandangombe Ward Development Committee Vice Chairperson, Hendrix Nanga, has called on community members in Kandakanda to participate in decision-making processes, saying it is their right to actively engage in governance.“As a community, we can achieve a lot if we all join hands and work in unity for the betterment of our community,” he said.Meanwhile, Rose Maulo, a resident of Kandakanda, has thanked the government for working towards addressing the challenges which expectant mothers were facing in accessing maternal health services.And North-Western Province Public Health Specialist, Kizito Sampa, stated that the expansion of health facilities using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has helped in establishing health facilities closer to the people.Dr Sampa said there will now be enhanced service delivery in the area.He has since reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that people have access to quality healthcare services. Sub-chief Kandakanda has further appealed to the government to operationalise the facility so that the challenges that local people have been facing in accessing healthcare services become a thing of the past.
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And Sandangombe Ward Development Committee Vice Chairperson, Hendrix Nanga, has called on community members in Kandakanda to participate in decision-making processes, saying it is their right to actively engage in governance.“As a community, we can achieve a lot if we all join hands and work in unity for the betterment of our community,” he said.Meanwhile, Rose Maulo, a resident of Kandakanda, has thanked the government for working towards addressing the challenges which expectant mothers were facing in accessing maternal health services.And North-Western Province Public Health Specialist, Kizito Sampa, stated that the expansion of health facilities using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has helped in establishing health facilities closer to the people.Dr Sampa said there will now be enhanced service delivery in the area.He has since reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that people have access to quality healthcare services. And Sandangombe Ward Development Committee Vice Chairperson, Hendrix Nanga, has called on community members in Kandakanda to participate in decision-making processes, saying it is their right to actively engage in governance. “As a community, we can achieve a lot if we all join hands and work in unity for the betterment of our community,” he said.Meanwhile, Rose Maulo, a resident of Kandakanda, has thanked the government for working towards addressing the challenges which expectant mothers were facing in accessing maternal health services.And North-Western Province Public Health Specialist, Kizito Sampa, stated that the expansion of health facilities using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has helped in establishing health facilities closer to the people.Dr Sampa said there will now be enhanced service delivery in the area.He has since reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that people have access to quality healthcare services.
“As a community, we can achieve a lot if we all join hands and work in unity for the betterment of our community,” he said. Meanwhile, Rose Maulo, a resident of Kandakanda, has thanked the government for working towards addressing the challenges which expectant mothers were facing in accessing maternal health services.And North-Western Province Public Health Specialist, Kizito Sampa, stated that the expansion of health facilities using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has helped in establishing health facilities closer to the people.Dr Sampa said there will now be enhanced service delivery in the area.He has since reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that people have access to quality healthcare services.
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