“As Ministry of health we are very grateful to the InPATH project for donating these ambulances to Kasungu as these will help reduce the high numbers of maternal deaths which the hospital recorded in the previous year. As ministry we will make sure that expectant women and newborn babies receive the required treatment at the right time hence saving their lives,” said Muluzi.

Apart from Kasungu, InPATH has also donated four ambulances to Chitipa DHO.

Team leader for InPATH, Tambudzai Rashid, said they are going to roll out various projects in some health centers in the two districts.

“InPATH project has got plans to renovate maternity wings both in Kasungu and Chitipa, and it will construct 14 guardian shelters,10 operating rooms, drill boreholes, install solar panels and construct good latrines so that expectant mothers should not find difficulties when giving birth to young ones,” Rashid said.

The donation worth 350 million kwacha was realized with financial support from the Government of Canada.