GEITA Gold Mining Limited (GGML) has donated four delivery beds to serve Nyankumbu and Kasamwa health centres in Geita Town Council.
The GGML’s Senior Manager (Sustainability), Gilbert Mworia said at the handover event that the health and well-being of the people are important at every stage of one’s life, starting from the beginning.
“Today we officially handover these beds whose idea stemmed from the hardships experienced by mothers during delivery, hardships which were noted by female employees at GGML,” he said.
The decision to donate delivery beds stemmed from the female employees at GGML who during the Women’s Day commemorations this year communicated the shortage of delivery beds to the management of the Company.
The Geita District Commissioner Boniphace Maghembe directed the medical team both at Kasamwa and Nyankumbu Health Centres to take care of the donated delivery beds.
“We don’t get this kind of support often therefore I urge every one of you here to ensure sound maintenance of the donated delivery beds,” he cautioned.
Medical Officer in charge at Nyankumbu Health Centre, Irene Temba commended GGML’s support and divulged that the centre had been facing a number of delivery challenges.
“We record at least 300 births every month something which compels some of our mothers to use normal beds during delivery.
We would like in the near future, GGML to also consider supporting us with examination beds, furniture and other equipment because every month here we attend over 1,000 reproductive and antenatal health care cases.
We also have 1,000 clients at the care and treatment centre every month,” she said.
The beneficiary of the second batch of delivery beds at Kasamwa Health Centre, Medical Officer in Charge Thomas Mafuru also commended GGML for supporting Kasamwa.
