Shabait.com (Asmara)
13 March 2008
Asmara — In line with efforts to provide quality and efficient health services across the country, the Haikota and Golij heath centers in the Gash-Barka region will be elevated to the level of community hospitals, the Minister of Health, Mr. Saleh Meki, disclosed in the course of a tour he conducted in the region.
Stressing the significance of the move taken in view of the growing number of people in the region, the Minister outlined the major achievements registered in the health sector, especially in reducing child and mother mortality rates and controlling malaria infections. He further underlined the need for more coordinated endeavors on the part of the Ministry, administrative organs and the general public so as to register still greater accomplishment.
The Administrator of Gash-Barka region, Mr. Kahsai Gebrehiwet, on his part asserted that the regional administration, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and others, would work diligently in combating and controlling cross-country diseases.
Moreover, Mr. Saleh Meki visited the Barentu Referral Hospital, during which he received briefings from pertinent heads on the performance of the hospital. He also discussed with heads and health experts ways of developing the hospital's services. The Barentu Referral Hospital, which opened in 2006, also strives to upgrade the skills of health professionals serving in different parts of the region.
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