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Africa-Press<\/a> – Tanzania<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>PREGNANT women may breathe a sigh of relief following ongoing efforts to construct and repair 34 health facilities to improve health services, including the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) in Rukwa region.<\/p>\n

The revelation was made by Rukwa Regional Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Boniface Kasululu in an exclusive interview with the \u2018Daily News\u2019 in the municipality, yesterday, adding, \u201cTo realize the plan the government between 2015 and August this year disbursed more than 13.4bn\/- for that purpose.\u201d The RMO clarified that out the disbursed funds, part of it would be spent on construction and rehabilitation of 12 Health Centers, 18 Dispensaries, four district Hospitals and construction of facility for emergency services at Rukwa Regional Referral.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will spend 6.9bn\/- for the construction of seven new buildings including Maternity and Children Wards at each district hospitals, and 908.4m\/- for construction and rehabilitation of 18 Dispensaries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to RMO over 57.6m\/- has been allocated to Medical Store Department (MSD) for procurement of medical devices for the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy ensuring that health facilities are well equipped to deliver comprehensive emergency obstetric and new- born care services to effectively address complications of child births, including severe bleeding, infection, prolonged or obstructed labor, eclampsia and asphyxia in the new born\u201d explained the RMO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Tanzania. PREGNANT women may breathe a sigh of relief following ongoing efforts to construct and repair 34 health facilities to improve health services, including the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) in Rukwa region. 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