MORE THAN 30 health workers in Western province have been displaced following the burning down of the old Gizo hospital last Friday afternoon.
This was revealed in a meeting by the fire disaster task force committee and Western Provincial health services with the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Gizo this week.
Director of NDMO, Loti Yates, told participants that according to reports, close to 40 health staffs including nurses and other health workers have been left displaced after the hospital fire.
“Close over 30 to 40 staffs were displaced as a direct impact of the old Gizo hospital fire disaster.
“This is because the medical store, antenatal and environmental health, provincial health administration, mental ward, kitchen and laundry were all destroyed during the fire.
“The loss itself does not only include the office space and the building, but just imagine all the administration and financial records, and the equipment that were lost,” Mr Yates told local journalists in an interview at Gizo this week.
When asked about the likely worth of the loss, he could not confirm but said he believes that it may be in the millions.
He said the NDMO coordinates the disaster assessment and will advocate for donors to seriously consider the priority key areas to address the aftermath of the fire disaster.
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