admincouncil-run health institutions to 15.
Council chairman David Kanjere, said the sixth clinic was waiting Government approval following delays to construct houses for the nursing staff.
“The five clinics will start operating in December. The clinics are at Nyamande, Goromonzi, Mavhurazi, Chingamuka and Nyapfunde,” he said.
The sixth clinic is at Nyarutepo. Clr Kanjere said some of the clinics were built 12 years ago but could not operate because of funding problems to buy equipment and to complete some of the structures. He said the council had been able to open the clinics with assistance from World Vision. Two more clinics, Clr Kanjere said, were under construction at Chingwena and Muzezuru.
Clr Kanjere said council was also building more primary and secondary schools in the area to service remote areas. He said in the past schools, clinics and service institutions were built along the main highways while the remote areas were neglected.
“We are building schools at Banze, Chitungwira, Kasiyo, Chitambudzi and Donzwe,” he said.
Clr Kanjere said each household pays US$3 every year to council. Funds from a community are then ploughed back into community projects like schools and clinics.
“It is a tied fund. Funds from a ward are used for development in that ward,” he said.
Each year, Clr Kanjere said, communities contributed groundnuts that are then sold in bulk.
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