CONCERNS have been raised over the sustainability of the health facilities especially equipment that were being set up and installed by non-governmental organisations in parts of the flood-devastated Oro province.
The concerns have been that whatever equipment they may be, it must have its parts and other access readily available in the country and/or should be imported easily when needed.
Copland Ihove, the acting provincial health adviser raised these concerns recently, adding that not much record of events, supplied health goods to aid posts and health centres have been forwarded to the rural health division office.
“To date, we have no reports on record.
“Coordination is not there,” Mr Ihove said.
But he acknowledged AusAID and the Anglican health services for providing reports of their operations in the respective rural disaster-stricken areas.
He was concerned that once the respective NGOs and groups leave the province and the country, his office and the Health Department would be looked upon to maintain what had been set up by respective groups during the State of Emergency.
“We appreciate what they are doing but we need to coordinate.
“The main concern is sustainability in what they are doing,” he said.
Since flooding started last Nov 14 causing havoc destruction, the rural health centres and aid posts have been reportedly active in minimising health problems in the areas.
The main activity of the division had been to stock up the aid posts and centres with medical drugs and supplies especially vaccines.
Mr Ihove said a budget submission of K2.5 million had been made purposely for rebuilding and buying medical equipment supply as well as planners and surveyors were needed to survey and re-plan activities for rural health services under the 2006-2010 national health plan in the disaster-stricken province.