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| Rt Rev Moses Hamungole |
The Italian Catholic Bishops Conference (CEI) has given a financial support to the Diocese of Monze for the renovation of ‘a three in one Operating theatre’ Monze Mission hospital run by the Diocese.
The CEI supported the project to the tune of 46, 272 Euros while the Zambian government contributed about 45,000 US dollars. The renovation works started in the year 2013.
Speaking on Tuesday 29th September, 2015 during the commissioning of the Operating theatre, the Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Chitalu Chilufya said that Monze Mission hospital is a strategic institution in the health service delivery, not only for the people of Monze but the entire Southern province region where it is located.
Meanwhile, the Catholic Bishop of Monze Rt Rev Moses Hamungole, while thanking CEI and the government for the support, made an appeal to the government to intervene in the statutory instrument number 103 of the laws of Zambia which requires Church organizations pay taxes and other duties for goods imported in the country.
“Most of the goods the Church receives from abroad are donations and thus are meant for the reduction of the running expenses and improvement of both social and pastoral services to the people; mainly the marginalized of the society,” he said.
By Mwenya Mukuka, Communications Officer, ZEC