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CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GISENYI HOSPITAL TO COST €32M IN RWANDA
The planned construction of a new Gisenyi hospital in Rwanda is set to cost Rwf38 Billion. The project became necessary following the eruption of Nyiragongo volcano in May last year in Rubavu District.
Officials from Rubavu District are seriously considering moving the hospital to a new location just to avoid any future challenges as the hospital is vital for the district.
Currently, the hopsital has the capacity of hosting not more than 300 people. This is a major problem coupled with the July 2021 government report on the earthquakes saying that the relocation of Gisenyi District Hospital was a “top priority.”
Speaking to the media, Mayor of Rubavu District, Ildephonse Kambogo said “Construction of a new hospital will be completed by 2024. He further stated that the new hospital will be built in Rugerero Sector, which is about kilometres from Rubavu town.
The construction of the new hospital is now a top priority as it offer medical assisitance to so many people. Residents from Nyabihu and Rutsiro districts and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo has been using the hospital that was built in 1953.
It is reported that the construction of the new hospital will cost €32 million (approximately Rwf38.17 billion) and the Hungarian government has agreed to fund the project.
Meanwhile, Kambogo also noted that technical experts from the district, the Ministry of Health, the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) and the Hungarian embassy collaborated in the preparation of the three-year project.
After the volcanic earthquakes, health facilities in Rubavu recorded damages valued at over 1.9 billion. This has also seen residential and commercial buildings as well as other infrastructure, such as roads, electricity and water seriously affected.
SOURCE: New Times