{"id":254236,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/254236/?format=json","text_counter":72,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Machage","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":179,"legal_name":"Wilfred Gisuka Machage","slug":"wilfred-machage"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the concern of the hon. Member for his people. The promise notwithstanding, because I have not found it in any documentation in my Ministry, I have taken steps towards facilitating the improvement of what used to be a health centre in 1998 to befit its status as a district hospital. Whereas the hon. Member may think that the facilities, including staff are inadequate, I beg to differ, and especially so on the issue of staff. The hospital has enough staff that I think can manage the population currently vis-a-vis what we can afford in this country. However, I am aware that this hospital lacks, amongst other things, a good April 5, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 371 in-patient department which would have included the X-ray. It is true that the hospital lacks a mortuary, an administration block, a kitchen and a laundry. It also lacks enough water and a store. I will address these issues depending on my financial ability."}