Once completed, the health facility is expected to enhance access to health services particularly among residents who would make long exhausting treks as well as mothers delivering babies at home.
The health center is being constructed in Ntunga cell, Mwulire sector at the premises of a health post with inadequate personnel to attend to more than 70 patients per day and 30 mothers giving birth at the facility every month.
Hadidja Nyiramana residing in Bicumbi cell has revealed that Ntunga Health Post would be overwhelmed with patients yet accessing health services at nearby health center or hospital was costly requiring Rwf3000 for a round-trip.
“The health post did not treat all diseases. The health center will improve the situation with access to services that were not offered before and reduce expenses on motorbike transport that some of us would not afford,” she said.
“For instance, patients with dental problems would be recommended to travel to Rwamagana town. All the services are expected to be offered here once the health center is completed,” Nyiramana added.
Gentille Ikimanizanye hailing from Ntunga cell said that the health center comes in handy because the number of health workers was not sizable enough to attend to all patients seeking health services.
“We expect the health facility to offer improved services by attending to patients on time,” she noted.
Liliane Kamayirese, a nurse working at Ntunga health post also confirmed that patients have been overwhelming the facility’s capacity.
“We would only accommodate ten mothers and could not admit other patients due to limited space. The health center will have ample rooms to admit patients and improve services,” she said.
The Mayor of Rwamagana district, Radjab Mbonyumuvunyi has said that the health center will be very helpful in Mwulire as the only sector that has not had such a facility.
“It was the only sector without a health center in Rwamagana. Construction activities are progressing well. We planned to build the center in phases to address residents’ needs,” he said.
Rwamagana district has 14 sectors. According to distri9ct officials, the health center is expected to be completed in August this year.
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