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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>THE Japanese government has committed 4.534 billion Japanese yen to strengthen the Zambian health system to deal with infectious diseases and other common but serious ailments in the long term. Japan expects that Zambia, with a wholly strengthened health system, will emerge as a stronger and more resilient player in sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrate its success stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is how Japan sees its own role in Zambia\u2019s development and Zambia\u2019s role as a model for Africa in the course of achieving sustainable development in the health sector of the country,\u201d Japanese Ambassador to Zambia Kazuyuki Takeyuki said.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the signing ceremony on the Amendment of Grant Agreement and Exchange of Notes for the Project for Upgrading Health Centres to District Hospitals on the Copperbelt Province in Lusaka yesterday, Mr Takeyuki said the fundamental improvement of health services in densely populated areas was yet another significant initiative by the Zambian government to effectively overcome the challenges arising from medical problems such as HIV\/AIDS, malaria and lifestyle-related diseases like hypertension.<\/p>\n

Mr Takeyuki said the project will be provided with additional funding to improve health centres on the Copperbelt Province. He said the project was originally planned with the budget of 2.654 billion Japanese Yen, but with the signing of the notes yesterday, Japan will provide an additional grant of 1.88 billion yen, making the total amount of the grant 4.534 billion Japanese yen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been cooperating with Zambia in the health sector for many years , and as a result, many citizens in such places as Lusaka have improved access to high-level medical services,\u201d Mr Takeyuki said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we deal with current challenges, we must prepare for the future when we face the surge of a new pandemic,\u201d Mr Takeyuki said.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the same occasion, minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane said Zambia has made strides in improving the health status of citizens through increased investments in health infrastructure such as the construction of general hospitals, specialist hospitals, and mini-hospitals as well as health posts.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, there remains constraints in the sector such as inadequate and obsolete medical equipment and supplies and long distances to health centres. In this regard, this additional grant by Japan towards upgrading health centres to district hospitals on the Copperbelt Province will assist the government to adequately cater for primary health care needs of the people of Chamboli township in Kitwe and Mushili township in Ndola,\u201d Mr Musokotwane said.<\/p>\n

Mr Musokotwane said lack of first and second-level public hospitals in the two districts had put pressure on the existing third-level hospitals such as Kitwe and Ndola teaching hospitals due to great demand of basic medical services.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, the improvement and expansion of first-level hospitals in both areas will reduce the burden on the third-level hospitals to access better basic medical services. Through this grant from Japan, the two hospitals will be supplied with medical equipment such x-ray diagnostic equipment, ultrasonic diagnostic equipment, operating table, anesthesia machine with artificial respirator, high-pressure steam sterilizer, hand washing machine, mobile ventilators, electrocardiographs, defibrillators and incubators,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

Mr Musokotwane said this was in line with the priorities of the Eighth National Development Plan, which aim at increasing access to quality health care through the development of health infrastructure, as well as the equipping of health facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am confident that through the upgrading of the two health centres to district hospitals, the zambian government and you as our supporting partner will make a real socially desirable impact on the health of the Zambian people in Chamboli and Mushili. The two health facilities will indeed go a long way in achieving the universal health coverage,\u201d Mr Musokotwane said<\/p>\n

Chief Representative of JICA Zambia Office Norihito Yonebayashi said upon the completion of the project, the target health facilities should be able to conduct Caesarean operations and other specialised medical services to the communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Japanese grant aid project will be implemented based on the experience of past and on-going grant aid projects, namely, \u201cThe Project for Upgrading of Lusaka Health Centres to District Hospitals\u201d namely, Chawama, Matero, Chilenje, Kanyama, Chipata, which have assisted in upgrading five health centres to First level hospitals now General hospitals in Lusaka district<\/p>\n

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