MALAWI: Daughters of Wisdom Donate Staff Houses to Mayaka Health Centre in Zomba Diocese
Bishop George Desmond Tambala of Zomba Diocese,
By Mastone Peter
The General Council of the Daughters of Wisdom, also known as Montfort Sisters, has donated houses to Mayaka Health Centre which they have built in a bid to minimize accommodation challenges facing technical staff members for the facility.
Speaking when he officially received and blessed the houses, Rt. Rev. George Desmond Tambala, Bishop of Zomba Diocese, commended the huge role the Religious Congregations play in the Diocese in addressing the spiritual and social needs of the people.
The Bishop thanked the Daughters of Wisdom for supporting Mayaka Health Centre in various ways, saying that this complements the Diocese’s efforts of promoting the provision of quality health care services which is in line with their five-year Strategic plan (2017-2020).
“As a Diocese, we are very grateful for this donation which has come at a time when the Health Centre is facing the challenge of shortage of staff houses,” added Bishop Tambala.
The Local Ordinary of Zomba then challenged community members who attended the function to own the facility by contributing towards delivery of quality health care services at the facility by any possible means.
In his address, the Director of Health and Social Services in Zomba District, Dr. Alexander Chijuwa thanked the Catholic Church for working hand in hand with Government and described the relation of the two parties as development partners.
“The main player in the delivery of quality health care services is the motivated health worker and descent accommodation is a big motivation,” continues Dr. Chijuwa.
In her remarks, the Sister In-Charge of Mayaka Health Center, Sister Emma Nazombe thanked her Congregation for the donation.
She added that their General Council has been assisting the facility in various ways.
Sister Nazombe mentioned that with funding from the General Council, they have managed to build two semi-detached houses and one stand-alone house, do a major maintenance of old staff houses, purchase heavy duty genset, mattresses and many other projects at the Health Centre, including the recent purchase of a brand-new ambulance.
Mayaka Health Centre was opened in 1972 and it serves over 60 thousand patients from around the area.
