Ministry donates fish to Kamuzu Central Hospital

Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change has donated 1.85 tonnes of dry fish worth K7.9 million to Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH).

Speaking on Wednesday during the handover, Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change Michael Usi said they understands the critical role nutrition plays in the recovery of patients.

“We want to contribute to the betterment of the patients’ health and aid in their swift recovery.Nutrition is critical in the healing process of patients,” he said.

Usi said the ministry will make similar donations to other central and district hospitals.

He urged Malawians to share the little they have with patients in hospitals.

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda said nutritious food is part of case management and treatment as there are certain conditions and diseases that need nutritious food for the patient to get healed.

She said: “We are grateful for the quality fish the ministry has donated. Fish is important since, apart from being a protein, it has many good minerals and vitamins.

“Apart from patients, we also have healthcare workers who work 24 hours and we still need to take care of them.”

Chiponda asked well-wishers to donate nutritious food to the hospital.

“There is a lot of food wastages in markets such as Lizulu. We see tomatoes, Irish potatoes and vegetables being wasted. Donate such food to hospitals,” she said.

The fish species that were donated include sawasawa, kampango, bombe and ndunduma.