WATER PROBLEM FOR KILU’UFI MEDICAL COMPOUND

Kilu’ufi hospital situated in the medical compound. Photo credit: www.electives.net

Water shortage at the Kilu’ufi medical compound in Malaita Province has caused problems for medical staff working at the hospital.

SIBC Stringer Gabriel Riotarau reports, it has been three weeks and the medical staff are threatening to stop working.

Mr Roitarau says a senior medical staff and Chair of the medical compound committee, Leon Maneho’ua called on the responsible authorities to quickly address their situation.

“A senior medical officer at Kilu’ufi hospital and also Chair of the Kilu’ufi medical compound committee Leon Maneho’ua has called on responsible authorities to quickly address the water issue here at Kilu’ufi. The medical compound has been without water and that is causing problems for families and nurses at the compound. So he called on the responsible authorities to quickly solve this problem before things get worse and they withhold their services.”