The Bududa Resident district commissioner, Africano Aharikundira on Friday handed over the newly constructed Bumusi Health Center III to Nalwanza Sub County. The government in 2021 embarked on the construction and upgrade of Bumusi Health Center III from Health Center II. This was in fulfillment of the government’s pledge to upgrade Health Center II’s to three in a bid to improve health service delivery to communities.
The structures include a maternity ward, a staff house, and a placenta pit. According to the RDC, it will help the people of Nalwanza to get services from nearer. He challenged residents in the area to practice disease prevention.
He urged women to fully utilize the health facility to boost antenatal services. Imelda Tumuhairwe the Bududa District Health Officer asked residents to use the facility well and also guard it so that it can serve them. She hailed those who donated land where the facility was constructed saying such people are very important in the community.
Tumuhairwe asked them to look around for more land where other facilities would sit should there be room for expansion. Racheal Nabulo Martha, the vice chairperson for Bududa district asked the government to establish and equip more health facilities in the district with enough drugs and personnel. Mariam Nabulo, an expectant mother who spoke to our reporter, hailed the government for the development saying they have been moving long distances to seek antenatal services.
Elina Namasopo anothe.