Makgalemele applauds Jwaneng Mine Hospital
Lebogang Baingapi | Wednesday March 22, 2017 15:31
He made the remarks after touring the hospital on Friday. Makgalemele said that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Debswana and the Government for the hospital to assist the general public with medical services.
He said the hospital has successfully been able to fulfil its promise and that such a fulfilment is commendable, adding that his Ministry is currently preaching preventative care.
“We are humbled by the standard of the hospital and I will also urge you to buy other services like supplies of our daily equipment like surgical gloves from the locals through economic diversification drive programme.
This will enable our community to continue benefiting from the hospital businesswise,” he said.
Meanwhile, the hospital’s medical superintendent, Dr Mwamba Nsebula told Makgalemele that the hospital will go through a face-lift to be of world class and centre of excellence in the area.
He said the upgrade would include refurbishment of the building, replacement of old furniture and general security.
Nsebula said that there is need for good emergency and outpatient space as well as control of people’s movement in and out of the hospital, adding that isolation of patients has also been a challenge that the upgrade will address.
“We don’t want to be fined or called to closure hence we ensure that we comply with the health care regulations,” he added.
He said the refurbishment would be in three phases, with the first phase expected to commence this year and the last to start in November 2021.
He said the refurbishment will bring the holistic design of the hospital and assured that it will not be closed during this exercise.
Nsebula said construction would start in non-busy wards to avoid disruptions. He said the plans have being approved by the Ministry and Jwaneng Town Council physical planners and they are currently consulting stakeholders.
“We are also going to modify the IDCC unit to remove the segregation that stigmatise patients and will make it more accommodative for all patients.”
Though he could not reveal the exact cost of the upgrade, he said the board has committed to release some funds for the project.
He said they will also increase beds from 55 to 85 and every ward will have ablutions.