CDF projects in the health sector are a significant  investment and a demonstration of government’s  commitment to improving service delivery, says Sesheke District Commissioner Alex Namenda.

Commissioning and handing over a rehabilitated staff house at Mulimambango Health Centre recently, Namenda said the staff house reflects the government’s commitment to creating a conducive working and living environment for health workers who tirelessly serve the people of Sesheke.

“The CDF health sector projects are a significant investment and a demonstration of government’s commitment to improving service delivery,” Namenda said.

He said the works at the Mulimambango Health Centre staff house were made possible through the disaster component of the CDF.

Namenda, who also commissioned the rehabilitated male and female mothers’ shelters at Yeta District Hospital, said the facilities demonstrated government’s unwavering commitment to strengthening healthcare services and improving citizens’ well-being.

“These two shelters have been rehabilitated to provide safe and comfortable waiting areas for patients, as well as their relatives and friends visiting the hospital,” he said.

Namenda emphasised that the CDF continues to be a game changer in implementing development projects across Sesheke District.

“The Constituency Development Fund continues to transform Sesheke District through investments in key sectors such as health,” he said.

Namenda also commissioned a staff house at Lusu Health Post, as well as a borehole and an incinerator.

He said the staff house at Lusu Health Post was funded through CDF to provide decent, permanent accommodation for health personnel who previously had no proper housing.

“Shelter is a basic need, and in this case, it will motivate staff to work even harder as they provide health services to the people of Lusu,” he said.

He said the project also included a water reticulation system and borehole to supply running water to both the health post and the staff house, ending a situation where staff had to fetch water from a nearby borehole.

“The challenge of inadequate water supply is now a thing of the past. The borehole will ensure a reliable supply of running water,” said Namenda.

He added that the facility had also benefited from an incinerator for the safe disposal of medical waste to protect the environment and the community.

Meanwhile, commissioning a 1×2 classroom block at Lilonga Primary School, fully furnished with 20 desks per classroom in line with President Hakainde Hichilema’s directive that no child should learn while sitting on the floor, Sesheke Town Council Secretary Collins Simoonga said Lilonga Primary School had faced overcrowded learning conditions due to inadequate classroom space.

“The new block has increased the school’s total number of classrooms to five. CDF has continued to improve the delivery of health and education services in the district, ensuring that no one is left behind,” said Simoonga.

All the projects were undertaken at a total contract sum of K2,898,573.33.