By Andrew Gondwe

Chitipa, December 22, Mana: Chitipa Women of Substance, a grouping of Chitipa Women Civil Servants on Saturday donated assorted items worth K300,000.00 to maternity and pediatric wards at Chitipa District Hospital in celebrating Christmas and New Year festive season.

In an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana), Chairperson for the grouping, Suten Mwangomba said that the group decided to cheer the sick at the health facility as most patients lack some necessities while admitted at the hospital.

"We hope the gifts which we have donated today will ease emotional and physical challenges to patients especially those that have stayed long in the hospital and those that do not have relatives close to the facility," Mwangomba said.

Nursing Officer for Chitipa District Hospital, Grace Gollen thanked the women for the donation, which she said will help to ease some of the challenges patients and guardians face at the hospital.

"The door is open to all partners and well-wishers who want to assist our patients and even donating to the health facility as an institution,” said Gollen.

Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries of the donation, Efrida Musukwa, who had just given birth to a baby boy, commended the women for the gifts, saying the gesture was timely as people across the world would soon be celebrating Christmas and New Year.

“We have been provided with some basic needs such as sugar, salt and soap and this will assist us a lot especially those who have come from as far as Kameme, Misuku and Nthalire,” said Musukwa.