The Ministry of Health on 22nd February offered 7 motor cycles to Health Centres of Kirehe district. Jean Damascene Kayiranga in charge of Health at the district said that motorcycles will help in various Health activities in the district.
He said, “The motorcycles will help in transferring medicines from the district pharmacy to different health centers by conducting a follow-up of health advisors’ activities, then in the sensitization of the population on medical health insurance.
He added that motorcycles will play a big role of sensitizing people on time in the fight against poor hygiene related diseases.
The mayor of Kirehe district Protais Murayire thanked the ministry for the offer. “It will reduce on the district expenditure under decentralization of health services and thus services will be very quick.”
He asked officials of the health centers who received motorcycles to use them accordingly otherwise contrary to that they will be severely punished.
The motorcycles are branded YAMAHA AG 100 and offered to 7 health centers which are Nasho, Nyarubuye, Mushikiri, Rusumo, Kirehe, Bukora and Gashongora.
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