ZAMBIA: Catholic Bishops ready to collaborate with Catholic Health Professionals
The Catholic Church in Zambia is ready and willing
to collaborate with the Catholic Health professionals in responding to the needs
of the ailing brothers and sisters across the country.
to collaborate with the Catholic Health professionals in responding to the needs
of the ailing brothers and sisters across the country.
ZEC Secretary General, Fr Cleophas Lungu speaking on
behalf of Catholic Bishops of Zambia said this at a media breakfast meeting of
Catholic Health Professionals Association held at Cardinal Adam Memorial
Hospital in Lusaka.
behalf of Catholic Bishops of Zambia said this at a media breakfast meeting of
Catholic Health Professionals Association held at Cardinal Adam Memorial
Hospital in Lusaka.
Fr. Lungu further disclosed that the Catholic
Bishops of Zambia are hoping that the Lusaka based Catholic Health
Professionals will support Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital by offering
expertise, technical assistance and linkages.
Bishops of Zambia are hoping that the Lusaka based Catholic Health
Professionals will support Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital by offering
expertise, technical assistance and linkages.
He further appealed to Catholic Health
professionals to take Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital as their own hospital.
professionals to take Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital as their own hospital.
Fr. Lungu also reminded the Catholic health
professionals about Pope Francis’ call in this year of mercy, to rediscover and
practice corporal works of mercy such as feeding the hungry, welcoming
strangers, visiting the prisoners, burying the dead as well as taking care of
the sick.
professionals about Pope Francis’ call in this year of mercy, to rediscover and
practice corporal works of mercy such as feeding the hungry, welcoming
strangers, visiting the prisoners, burying the dead as well as taking care of
the sick.
He also said that the Catholic Bishops of Zambia
envisions Cardinal Adam memorial Hospital as a place where the sick are
supposed to experience God’s compassionate love through the loving, caring and
merciful hands of doctors, nurses and other health workers.
envisions Cardinal Adam memorial Hospital as a place where the sick are
supposed to experience God’s compassionate love through the loving, caring and
merciful hands of doctors, nurses and other health workers.
The breakfast meeting coincided with the World day
of the Sick which falls every year on the 11thFebruary.
of the Sick which falls every year on the 11thFebruary.
This 24th World Day of the Sick was
celebrated under the theme:- Entrusting oneself to the Merciful Jesus
like Mary: Do whatever he tells you in reference to John 2:5. Speaking
at the same event, Lusaka provincial medical officer Dr. Kennedy Malama challenged
Catholic health professionals to offer time and advice on how to develop take
Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital.
celebrated under the theme:- Entrusting oneself to the Merciful Jesus
like Mary: Do whatever he tells you in reference to John 2:5. Speaking
at the same event, Lusaka provincial medical officer Dr. Kennedy Malama challenged
Catholic health professionals to offer time and advice on how to develop take
Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Malama also called on ZEC to popularise the
hospital services in parishes for people to know what the hospital offers.
hospital services in parishes for people to know what the hospital offers.
Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital is 150 bed
capacity Zambia’s Catholic national hospital currently operating 30 bed
capacity and outpatient department. It operates a maternity, fully equipped
theatre, dental and other medical services.
capacity Zambia’s Catholic national hospital currently operating 30 bed
capacity and outpatient department. It operates a maternity, fully equipped
theatre, dental and other medical services.
By Mwenya Mkuka,
Communications Officer, ZEC
Communications Officer, ZEC
