According to the Ministry of Health, of the Rwf205 billion allocated to health sector this fiscal year, they target to renovate two hospitals which are Byumba Hospital in Gicumbi District at a cost of Rwf4.1 billion and renovation of Munini Hospital in Nyaruguru District at Rwf7.9 billion.
New hospitals will also be constructed under the budget.
A Rwf5.9 billion hospital will be constructed in Nyarugenge District , Nyabitekeri Hospital in Muhanga District will also be constructed at a cost of Rwf6.9 billion.
Also to be constructed also is Gatunda Hospital in Nyagatare District at Rwf3.6 billion and Gatonde Hospital in Gakenke District with Rwf2.49 billion.
Speaking in an interview with IGIHE, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, Malick Kayumba said that new hospitals are meant to raise healthcare standards based on different services which they will be offering.
“We are doing our best to take services closer to the people, instead of going for certain services to Kigali; they will be having hospitals with high standards closest to them,,” he explained.
“The more services get closer to people, the more the less costly it becomes for patients,” he added.
Deogratias Nzamwita, the mayor of Gakenke District, as one of districts that will benefit told IGIHE that construction works for Gatonde Hospital have reached 70%. He added that they will start operating in February next year.
“For people from the Sectors of Janja, Muzo, Mugunga, Busengo and Rusasa, it was difficult for them to bring a patient from there to Nemba Hospital, it is so far. It was not easy for them to get ambulance or provide with them quick services,” he said.
Currently, Gakenke District has 23 Health Centers and two Hospitals which are Ruli and Nemba.
Last year, new Shyira Hospital in Nyabihu District was inaugurated and different hospitals across the country were expanded by constructing new maternal wards.
In line with reducing child-maternal deaths, maternal wards were constructed to hospitals of Rutongo, Gisenyi in Rubavu District, Rwamagana, Gahini in Kayonza District, Nyanza, Kabutare in Huye and Gihundwe in Rusizi.
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