2023 starts with more than 100 NMS Hospitals completed to date
ZAMBIA
101 of the 115 Mini Hospitals have been completed, with 97 handed over to the Ministry of Health. Eight further sites are currently under construction, whilst ICMT equipment and training has been carried out on a total of 97 sites. All 20 Mini Hospitals under Phase 1 of the programme are 100% complete and past the 12-month defects liability period.
Construction of the five 80-bed District Hospitals is progressing well, with completions at the end of 2022 standing at Mfuwe 97%, Nchelenge 55%, Mwansabombwe 43%, Kitwe 35% and Ndola 22% complete.
GHANA
Works on the project progressed well during 2022, with two of the three facilities at Fomena and Takoradi in the final stages of completion and due to be handed over in Q1 of 2023.
NMSI site teams redeployed to Fomena, Takoradi and Kumawu in March 2022, with construction works achieving almost 600,000 man hours in 2022.
With snagging and equipment installation taking place in Fomena and Takoradi over December 2022/January 2023 these sites are well on track for completion in Q1. A number of workers are transferring from Fomena and Takoradi to Kumawu to support the timely completion of Kumawu and providing job progression opportunities.
COTE D’IVOIRE
2022 began with the continued progression on the first two sites of the programme at Bouaké and Boundiali, before deployment to the remaining four sites at Katiola, Kouto, Ouangolodougou and Minignan in January, March, July, and November 2022 respectively. 20 local sub-contractors have been awarded contracts to work on the programme, with over 1.3 million man hours being worked since the start of the project.
ZIMBABWE
Construction on the first facility at Stoneridge, Harare South, was completed in Q1 2022, with the installation of world-class medical and non-medical equipment. Following a visit to the facility in March 2022, the Hon. Vice President and Minister of Health described the Health Centre as “well-structured” and “the first of its kind in Zimbabwe, in terms of design and state of the art equipment.”
The facility was officially opened by His Excellency President Mnangagwa in May and was hailed by the Zimbabwean press as a gamechanger for public healthcare in Zimbabwe.
Construction on the second site at Cowdray Park in Zimbabwe’s second city of Bulawayo has progressed well, with the installation, commissioning and training of medical and non-medical equipment being complete din November.
New sites at Mataga and Runyararo have been provided to NMSI by The Ministry of Health and Childcare, with teams being mobilized. Construction of the Mataga Health Centre is progressing well, with the substructure completed in November and erection of the steel frame in December 2022. The site boundary at a site in Chimanimani has been demarcated and earthworks commenced in November.
The NMSI team was bolstered by 102 talented new starters in 2022, bringing with them a wealth of experience and expertise.