Africa-Press – Angola. The construction and equipping of the Bula Atumba Regional Hospital, in Bengo province, valued at 2 billion and 16 million kwanzas, within the scope of the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM), will be completed this year, guaranteed the governor. provincial.
According to Mara Quiosa, who recently visited the works of what could be one of the largest health units in the province of Bengo, the Bula Atumba Regional Hospital, due to its geographical location, will benefit more than 25,000 inhabitants of the triangle region (Dembos, Pango Aluquém and Bula Atumba), including those from neighboring towns that belong to the province of Cuanza-Norte.
When the works are completed, the Bula Atumba Regional Hospital will offer services in general medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, hemotherapy, orthopedics, pediatrics, maternity, stomatology, X-ray, otolaryngology, urology, imaging
, clinical analysis, pharmacy, between others.
“We are satisfied with what we have seen. This is one of the most important works in our province, included in the PIIM, not only because of its dimensions, but also because of its valences, because it is a regional hospital, which will include several health services ”, said the governor.
She added that the works, in charge of Medinvest, whose level of financial execution is 30 percent, have already reached more than 60 percent of physical execution. 200 patients, which should be completed within this economic year”, he underlined.
Mara Quiosa informed that, in relation to the priorities defined by the Provincial Government of Bengo, the Health sector has deserved special attention, because the objective is to improve the offer, in terms of hospital infrastructure, to guarantee a quality service.
Engineer Osvaldo Paulo, who supervises the works by SINTEC, said that the work, which started in July 2021, should be completed in March this year.
“We can already see a significant advance in the work. The electrical installation works are completed, walls up and false ceiling applied. We have also painted the outside. We carry out gardening and various machinery services. year, we will have the works completed, and then we will enter the final phase of equipping”, he guaranteed.
According to Osvaldo Paulo, at this time, all that remains is to do some services related to air conditioning equipment and minimal plumbing work. were completed in December last year, due to the heavy rains that do not stop falling on the region”, he justified.
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