By Rangarirai Shanyurai
Chivi District Hospital and five schools in Chivi Central are among the first institutions that are going to benefit from a US$50 000 Community Development Fund (CDF) disbursement from government.
The announcement was made on March 22 by Chivi Central Member of Parliament Exevia Maoneke at a field day at Sarah Muza’s homestead in Ward 12.
He said he had received half of its allocation with priority given to Chivi General Hospital solarization as well as other institutions.
“We have received US$50,000, and we decided to prioritize Chivi Hospital solarisation and five other schools.
He said the hospital played a critical role in serving Chivi Central residents, noting that a needs assessment had been conducted to determine priorities.
“We discovered that the hospital has no enough beds, sheets and power back up, despite catering for the entire Chivi Central area. The cost of the required equipment, including scales and a blood pressure machine, could reach US$20 000.
“We decided to allocate the first batch of the Community Development Fund (CDF) to these projects based on the research we conducted with community members and Chivi District Medical Officer (DMO).
“By the end of this year, the projects will be completed because we have already received the funds and we expect the project will begin in the next two weeks,” he said.
