The Minister of Health, Dr Agnes Binagwaho Wednesday inaugurated a fully equipped health ventre at Uwinkingi, Nyamagabe District in the Southern Province.The facility was constructed by World Vision Rwanda in partnership with World Vision US and Golf Fore Africa. The construction work cost Rwf 230 million while another 40 million was spent on equipping the Health Centre with modern equipment including a generator that is currently the only source of power to the health facility.During the event, Binagwaho thanked World Vision for partnering with the government towards improving living conditions, especially in rural areas.“It always makes a difference to provide support to communities that need it most. The centre is clean, efficient and well built. I would like to congratulate local leaders for good partnership with development partners like World Vision,” she said.The Director of Uwinkingi Health Centre, Muriel Uwabyawe, explained that the centre has saved thousands of residents from travelling long distances to Nyamagabe town for medical services. “Patients used to travel long distances to far-away centres, pregnant women were giving birth from their homes. We are grateful that through our partnership with World Vision, a modern and well equipped health facility has been brought near the people of Uwinyingi sector,” she explained.
