Use your own money to buy beds, councils told
What you need to know:
- She directed that the beds should be bought using cash from internal revenue sources of the councils.
Singida. The Regional Commissioner for Singida, Dr Rehema Nchimbi, has directed district councils and municipalities in the region to purchase 10 labour beds before June, next year, to support President John Magufuli’s move to prioritize the health sector.
She directed that the beds should be bought using cash from internal revenue sources of the councils.
Dr Nchimbi gave the directive on Thursday during the handing over of 14 delivery beds donated by President John Magufuli’s government through the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Elderly and Children.
The RC explained that the councils in the region had continued to receive medical equipment including delivery beds following the president directive, but, noting, however, that the councils were not complementing the government’s efforts by purchasing the tools with money from their own coffers.
“This culture is not good as our councils should practically show their participation in improving the health sector. They must show cooperation in ending the shortage of delivery beds at their health centres,” she insisted.
“This culture is not good as our councils should practically show their participation in improving the health sector. They must show cooperation in ending the shortage of delivery beds at their health centres,” she insisted.
Dr Nchimbi also used that opportunity to congratulate Singida Region’s MP, Ms Aysharose Mattembe (Special Seats, CCM) on her efforts in ensuring the deliver beds were obtained on time.
Early, the MP said the 14 modern delivery beds would be distributed to all the seven councils of the region and each would receive two beds. She donated the beds on behalf of President Dr John Magufuli.
“Today, I’m handing over these delivery beds on behalf of my president, Dk.Magufuli. Our president has donated beds of this kind to health centres across the country as the aim has been to ensure that the challenges facing expectant mothers during delivery remain history,” said Ms Mattembe.
Meanwhile, the Acting Medical Officer-In-Charge in Singida Region, Dr Emmanuel Kimario, said during the event that between July and September, this year, a total of 12,431 pregnant women gave birth in the region.
According to Dr Kimario, of the number, 190 gave birth at home, 78 dilivered through the assistance of traditional midwives, 258 gave birth on the way to hospital and 11,905 delivered at health centres
