New Maternity Ward Commissioned at Muhima Hospital

{{A new Matenity ward is slated to be established at Muhima Hospital, Nyarugenge District in patrnership between Kigali City and the Belgian Development Agency(BTC).}}

The project expected to be completed in 4years is valued at Frw12Billion to be funded by BTC is part of a string of modern health facilities planned for Remera, Gatenga, Mageragere and Kanyinya in Kigali.

The new facilities will be added to the existing wards to increase the capacity of the hospital to provide quality maternal and child care services in the hospital.

The new ward at Muhima Hospital was commissioned September 6 by the Vice Mayor in charge of social affairs in Nyarugenge District, Pierre Kalisa, together with the director in charge of health and environment at City of Kigali, Blaise Uhagaze.

He noted that there was a gap in health service delivery that prompted the Ministry of Health to ask for aid from development partners to address the challenge.

The clinical director at the hospital, Placide Ntigurirwa said, “We receive 600-700 mothers a month but we didn’t have enough facilities to accommodate all of them. With this new maternity ward being commissioned, we will be able to attend to even more expectant mothers.”

The maternity wing will be a two-storey building, with the ground floor used for cervical cancer screening, cancer registration, family planning, sterilising hospital equipment and some offices, while the upper floor will host labour rooms.

Source: {Newtimes}