The Community of Nyamirami parish in Muhokya Sub County in Busongora South Constituency have decried the low medical supplies that affect services at Nyamirami Health Centre 1V in the area.
According to them, the health facility is not serving their expectation of a health center 1V as prescribed to them when it was elevated to that level.
Hon. Biira Grace, the area representative of Kyapa and Kyambogho villages to the sub county says, the medical workers at their facility are unreliable to a level that patients may get back to their homes without being attended to after running out of medicine.
Hon. Grace Speaking…
The Hon. Councilor appeals to Government to consider giving the public quality health services to the people for the good of this country.
Asked about the allegations at the facility, the Senior Medical Officer in charge of Nyamirami health Centre 1V, Dr. Gatare Alphonse said the proportionality of the population in the area being served especially Nyamirami parish does not match with the budget of the medicine at the facility. Dr. Gatare says, the medicine Budget at Nyamirami Health Centre 1V is very low. Dr. Gatare on Stock out… .
Dr. Gatare who requested Government to increase the budget at the facility to cater for the increased numbers of people in the area also urged the district Health department to add him more staff.
Dr. Gatare on staffing…
According to Dr. Gatare, Nyamirami Health Centre 1V has a load of 17 health units it serves right from the mountain area to the lowlands of the constituency. END