Culled from the Daily Observer of 16/01/02
D42 MILLION DALASI PROJECT FOR SERE KUNDA.
The vice president, Her Excellency Mrs Isatou Njie Saidy, last Monday, laid
the foundation stone for a 42 million Dalasi hospital in Kanifing, close to
the Management Development Institute (MDI). In his welcoming remarks, the
chairman of the Kanifing municipality, Mr Abdoulie Conteh, said the project
was conceived by the president about two years ago and "we are delighted
that this is going to happen this year." Mr Conteh therefore urged people in
the area to rally behind the APRC for continuous development.
In his statement, the secretary of state for health and social welfare,
Yankuba Gassama said: “you will recall that a contract estimated at 42
million Dalasi was signed on Monday January 7, 2002, between Gamsen Company
Limited and DoSH on behalf of government. I am delighted also because we
have moved closer to ensuring that the President’s campaign promise to the
people of Serekunda is being fulfilled without delay”. SoS Gassama added
that a hospital in the KMC area would significantly reduce pressure on Royal
Victoria Hospital in Banjul.
The 125 bed hospital, SoS Gassama explained, would consist of 4 main
buildings of two-storey blocks that would provide services to address
accident and emergencies, a theatre complex to enable essential surgery and
emergency obstetrics to be carried out. It will also cater for outpatients
(OPD), mother and child health (MCH), laboratory, dental, X-Ray, antenatal
ward, postnatal ward, Labour ward, gynae ward, intensive care ward, theatre,
CSSD, radiology unit, gynae clinic, medical and surgical clinics,
administrative offices and appropriate support facilities such as kitchen,
laundry, stoves, amongst others.
Therefore, when completed, it will significantly contribute to the further
reduction of infant and maternal mortality, thereby improving the social and
economic status of Gambia people.
In delivering her statement, vice-president Njie Saidy said: “in line with
the importance that government places on the health sector, it is important
to note that other projects in the health sector include the construction of
four new minor health centres in Kafuta, Albreda, Foday Kunda and Sarra
Kunda, expected to commence by the end of the second quarter of this year.
Also in the pipeline is the rehabilitation of 13 minor health centres
throughout the country”.
Madam Njie Saidy also disclosed that the African Development Bank had
approved the civil works contract under the Health Services Development
Project for the construction/upgrading of six health facilities, the
contracts for which were signed with ALCO Gambia Ltd, on December 27. This
contract, worth about 17 million Dalasis, provides for the rehabilitation,
upgrading, equipping of health facilities and the provision of adequate
staff housing in Basse, Yorobawol, Fatoto, Kuntaur, Kiang Karantaba and
Brufut. The contract for the rehabilitation and upgrading of six Primary
Health facilities in the North Bank Division has also been signed. The sites
have been handed over to the contractors and work has already started. The
health facilities to be rehabilitated and or upgraded are Madina Bafuloto,
Kuntaur, Kerewan, Illiassa, Salikene and Ngagen Sanjai”. Other speakers
included SoS for tourism, Yankuba Touray, SoS for works and communication
and information, Edward Singhateh, amongst others. Others presents at the
occasion were SoS for Justice, Joseph Joof, SoS for youths and sport, M.
Sarjo Jallow SoS for Interior, Ousman Badjie, Amadou Samba of Gamsen and
Tamsir Jallow, the majority leader in the National Assembly.
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