Anadkat family hands over K600m refurbished ward
The Anadkat family on Friday handed over the completed first phase of the rehabilitation works of the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH)’s Children’s Accident and Emergency Unit in Blantyre.
The refurbished facility has increased working space for medics, thereby creating room for other functions such as a departmental pharmacy, an orthopaedic room, a resuscitation room and a private room where bereaved families can grieve in private in the event of death to avoid distressing other children.
The room also been painted with child-friendly artwork to give a welcoming feel to the children.
Speaking after inspecting the completed section, which started operating on Friday, Meeta Anadkat who toured the facility alongside her husband Hitesh, said the family was compelled to assist in improving the facility after noting the state of the facility.
“When we came here to see what we could do, we saw a dead child and the family was grieving. We said something like this is not acceptable, it’s painful,” she said.
Meeta Anadkat said the three phases of the project were budgeted at K300 million but due to rising cost of materials, it is expected to cost about K600 million.
Paediatric emergency medicine consultant Josephine Langton said the project will help the medical team to achieve their dream of improving the care to sick children here in Malawi.
Hitesh Anadkat, who is also chairperson of the First Capital Bank, is involved in various humanitarian work, including the construction of a cell at the Blantyre Prison (Chichiri), construction of the Accidents, Emergency and Trauma Centre for adults at QECH.
