{"id":223580,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/223580/?format=json","text_counter":68,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Machage","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Health","speaker":{"id":179,"legal_name":"Wilfred Gisuka Machage","slug":"wilfred-machage"},"content":"May 2, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1067 I would like to say that the hospital currently is offering basic curative, promotive, rehabilitative and preventive outpatient services to approximately 660 patients and clients a day. They have a total number of medical personnel of about 70 and non-medical personnel of six. (c) My Ministry has put in place the following measures to raise the standards of the facility to be commensurate with those of the district hospital. I have improved the infrastructure, provision of an ambulance for referral cases, deployment of additional staff, adequate and regular supply of drugs. I understand, however, that consultations are going on between the DC's Office, the Lands Department and the local leaders to try and solve and arbitrate on the DC's residence. However, I am requesting the leadership in the area to give me an alternative land to put up a new district hospital."}