The Chief Executive Officer of Vungu Rural Discrict Council, Wellington Ngulube, last week confirmed the donation.
“The grant is meant to improve the health delivery system in the district. It is meant to purchase drugs and other clinic materials that will be distributed to various clinics in the district,” said Ngulube.
He added that the decentralization of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) to provinces had been challenging for the few nurses who were now working over time with no extra pay.
“As you might be aware, there are many people who require ARVs, but the shortage of nurses has exacerbated the situation. We need to budget for these extra costs,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ngulube said the council had already started preparations for the 2012 budget.
“We will be consulting stakeholders and residents this month. The thrust of the budget will be to include the people’s views,” he said, adding that the budget would also identify weaknesses in their process.
“We will use the 2011 budget as a post-mortem and will establish the reasons for various shortcomings and shortfalls. We will then identify the corrective measures to come up with a people driven budget,” he added.
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