Kigali: Nyamata Hospital in the Eastern Rwanda has received a grant from the Japanese Embassy in Kigali to construct hospital operating rooms in an agreement signed this Tuesday, RNA has learnt.
Ms. Yuko HOTTA, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Embassy of Japan and Dr. William RUTAGENGWA, Director General of Nyamata Hospital signed a grant agreement at the embassy worth $89,985 (Rwf.83.9 million) that will see a new building with two new operating rooms constructed.
“It is well known that health is the most important, first and foremost, in order for human to achieve any kind of activity. That is why our Embassy has decided to grant funds for the construction of the new treatment building which will upgrade the hospital’s capacity. This project is expected to ease the congestion of patients, reduce secondary infections among patients, and decrease post- operative infections. The overall quality of the health care services at Nyamata Hospital are expected to be improved after completion of this project.” Ms. HOTTA said during the signing ceremony.
She congratulated the hospital and its administration hoping that the funds will be put to good use.
Nyamata Hospital started operations in March 2002 as a district Hospital under Bugesera District and the Ministry of Health. The hospital provides health care services to the population of 448,142 people in the district. The hospital needs to upgrade its capacity, in order to serve the increasing population and stop more infections. Responding to their need, the Embassy of Japan will fund Nyamata Hospital to add new operating rooms. This project is expected to ease the congestion of patients, decrease post-operative infections at a significant level from 3.3% to 1.98%, and improve overall quality of health care services at Nyamata Hospital.
The grant is part of the Embassy’s effort to help NGOs or local public authorities to implement projects at grass-roots level. In Rwanda, 96 projects have been implemented until now under the Japanese Government’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) with a focus on water, education, agricultural development and poverty reduction.