Wasu, Kabwum not prepared

I WANT to reveal the ill-preparedness of the health facility that is serving the remote people Wasu and Kabwum.
Etep Rural Hospital serves more than 100,000 people from Kabwum and Tewae-Siassi.
At present, there are no personal protective equipment for the staff with no training to handle the Covid-19 cases.
What we know is that all districts received K2 million Covid-19 funds last year. How much of that money is for small to medium enterprise support and healthcare?
Will there be an audit?
With an isolated and largely illiterate population, those in authority can easily misuse these funds.
Etep Rural Hospital is the referral centre for all health centres in Kabwum because the electorate does not have a district hospital yet.
This is the same for Wasu in Tewae-Siassi.
If Kabwum and Tewae-Siassi are not funding this rural hospital for Covid-19 preparations, what else could the Covid-19 funds be used for?
On the other hand, Lutheran health services who claim to be in-charge of Etep and other Lutheran health facilities are neglecting the staff and operations on the ground in isolated communities.
The Lutheran church head office at Ampo has never been proactive in addressing its health and education issues.
Etep was fortunate to have a German volunteer doctor who attended to the first Covid-19 suspect case last Friday who turned out positive after samples were confirmed in Lae.
Since the patient is a Wasu Station resident, there is a possibility that there more cases out there.
The surrounding villages in Wasu and Kabwum are confused and scared.
This should at least signal the Government to properly plan and direct funds for such vital preparations to where it matters most.
Money hardly reaches the bottom when dropped into wallets of MPs to distribute.

Kapi Lok,
Wasu/Kabwum