The signing Ceremony for the service Agreement between two Voluntary Agency hospitals namely: Igogwe and Itete hospital Versus Rungwe District Council was held on 5th October 2011 at Youth Centre in Tukuyu and broadcasted by Local Television called Star Television on 6th October 2011, during the evening news at 20hrs. Here is the clip containing the information.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Igogwe and Itete Hospitals Signed Service Agreement with Rungwe District Council
The long waited Service Agreement between two Voluntary Agency Hospitals in Rungwe District Council namely: Igogwe and Itete hospitals was colourfully signed today with Local Government – Rungwe District Council at Youth Centre in Tukuyu.
The agreement was signed by: Bishop Evaristo Chengula- Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Mbeya and Otinel A. Mlimba on Behalf of Dr. Israel – Peter Mwakyolile- the Bishop of ELCT Konde Diocese with District Executive Director for Rungwe District Council. The event was witnessed by DMO Rungwe, Rungwe District Council Legal Advisor. From the side of the Church- the Health Secretaries for Konde Diocese and Catholic Diocese of Mbeya were present together with management teams from two hospitals. Importantly, the CSSC Zonal Team- the Zonal Secretary and Technical Advisor participated in the signing of Service Agreement ceremony.
Before signing the agreement, brief speeches were delivered. The DMO for Rungwe District gave an overview of Service Agreement. That, this Service agreement will be for two main services: Reproductive and Child Health (RCH)- that means, pregnant women and under five years children (Out Patients) will access free services for one year and second component is to Establish and Strengthen Organizational Structures and Institutional capacities for Improved Health service Management at all levels. Through this agreement, the hospitals will benefit by having staff as they will be employed by the government and posted there.
Based on that information, the Church leaders acknowledged the Government for agreeing to sign Service Agreement with these two hospitals. Basically, the hospitals are providing services to the community of Rungwe without any segregation. The Bishop argued the management team to work hard in ensuring the services is provided according to quality standards as expressed in the agreement for the betterment of the People they serve.
As a response to that, the District Executive Director commented the efforts of the two hospitals in Rungwe namely: Igogwe and Itete Hospitals. He added that, the agreement would help in solving one of the challenging area- staff shortages, as the agreement would be used to employ staff to the hospitals. Again, he noted that this agreement will definitely improve collaboration as both parties will have to discuss the progress of the agreement and that is in the spirit of Public Private Partnership.
Finally, one of Rungwe PBF Pilot Project outputs which is to harmonize PBF approach between the State and the Church through Service Agreement Signing has been met today. It is hoped that agreement will be successful and ultimately the health Care of the People in Rungwe get improved.
See the Group Photo after Signing the Service Agreement: Seated In front at the middle -Bishop Evaristo Chengula from Catholic Diocese of Mbeya, to the right side is District Executive Director, Rungwe District Council; Mr.N. Mahyenga and to the left side, General Secretary; Konde Diocese. Mr. Otinel A. Mliba.
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