The maintenance of hospitals located in some of the districts in Upolu has led the government to decide to release this responsibility to the District Councils.
This decision was formalised by the Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Health, Valasi Luapitoifanua To’ogamaga Tafito Selesele, along with the Chairpersons of the District Councils for six constituencies in Upolu.
However, only four District Councils signed today as the other two were not present to complete the signing.
The districts that signed agreements this morning include Safata #1, ‘Ā’ana Alofi #4, Falealili #1, and ‘Ā’ana Alofi #3, while Aleipata Itupā i Luga and Anoāma’a #2 were absent.
Tomorrow (Friday, 6 September 2024), the Honourable Minister and the Districts with District Hospitals will hold another signing ceremony.
In his keynote address, the Honourable Minister explained the reason behind the government’s decision to assign the maintenance of District Hospitals to the District Councils.
“According to the Ministry’s records, a large amount of money was spent on paying various contractors to carry out this work. No less than $10 million has been spent by the Ministry to pay these contractors.
“The government has decided to delegate the responsibility to the villages and districts to ensure the proper upkeep of our district hospitals. In the past, as many of you may know, our hospital in Sātaua was well-maintained thanks to the efforts of the Women’s and Girls’ Committee.
“This is the same principle behind the government’s initiative to hand over the responsibility to the villages, so they can maintain and clean the land properly.
The implementation of this agreement will grant the District Councils authority over who will handle this responsibility, whether it’s the Women’s Committee, the Young Men’s Group, or any other body deemed fit. A budget of $1,500 will be allocated every three months for general maintenance, with $1,500 per month specifically for cleaning the premises.
“The District Council will choose the village in each district to carry out the work, and the money will go directly to those who perform the necessary tasks.”
Valasi also stated that vans will be provided for use by the district hospitals to support their daily operations and to care for the health of our people.
The Minister and the Ministry’s ultimate hope is for this adjustment to be successful, and for each district to appreciate this forward-thinking initiative of our government to keep our district hospitals clean and beautiful.
Tala tusia i le gagana Samoa
Fa’amatu’u le Tausia Lelei o Falema’i Fa’aitūmalo i Itūmalo
Tusia: Taunu’uga To’atasi
O le tausia lelei o maota gasegase o lo’o i totonu o nisi o Itumālō i Upolu, lea ua a’e ai le tōfā i le Mālō e fa’amatu’u i tua i Fono Fa’avae latou te nafa ma lea matāfaioi.
Ma o le fa’amoemoe fo’i lea na sainilima ai le Afioga i le Minisitā o le Matāgaluega o le Soifua Mālōlōina iā Valasi Luapitoifanua To’ogamaga Tafito Selesele ma Ta’ita’ifono o Fono Fa’avae mo Itumālō Palota e ono i totonu o Upolu.
Peita’i, e na’o le 4 Itumālō Palota na sainilima i le asō ona e le’i auai mai isi Itumālō Palota e lua mo le fa’ataunu’uina o lea sainigālima.
O Itumālō Palota na saini feagaiga i le taeao nei, e aofia ai Safata #1, ‘Ā’ana Alofi #4, Falealili #1 ma ‘Ā’ana Alofi #3 a’o Aleipata Itupā i Luga ma Anoāma’a #2 sa le’i auai.
O taeao (Aso Faraile, 6 Setema 2024) o le ā fa’ataunu’uina ai le sainigālima a le Afioga i le Minisitā ma Itumālō, o lo’o iai Falema’i Fa’aitumālō.
I le saunoaga autū a le Afioga i le Minisitā, sa ia saunoa ai i le mafua’aga ua a’e ai le tōfā i le Mālō, ina ia tu’u i Fono Fa’avae le tausia lelei o Falema’i Fa’aitumālō.
“I fa’amaumauga a le Matāgaluega, tele tupe sa fa’aalu i le totogiina o Konekarate ‘ese’ese sa latou faia le galuega lea. E lē itiiti ifo i le $10 miliona sa fa’aalu e le Matāgaluega e totogi ai Konekarate ‘ese’ese.
“Ua manatua ai le Mālō ina ia tu’u i tua i nu’u ma Itumālō latou te tausia lelei o tatou falema’i fa’aitumālō nei. O aso ua mavae atonu o lo’o silafia e le atunu’u i le matou falema’i sa i ai i Sātaua, o le malu ia o lea falema’i, ona o galuega a le Komiti o Tinā ma Tama’ita’i sa fai.
“E fa’apena fo’i se taofi i le fa’amoemoe lea o le Mālō, ina ia tu’u i tua i nu’u latou te va’aia, fa’amamā lelei ma teu lelei le fanua.
O le fa’atinoga o lea maliega, o le ā fa’amatu’u atu ai i Fono Fa’avae latou te va’aia po’o le Komiti a Tinā, Aumaga po’o ai lava le itutino o le a nafa ma lea galuega, ma e $1,500 le seleni i le tolu masina, a’o le fa’amamāina o le lotoā e $1,500 i le masina.
“E filifili e le Fono Fa’avae po’o ai le nu’u o le Itumālō e fa’atinoa lea galuega, ona alu sa’o lava lea o lea tupe aga’i i le vaega sa galulue mo lea galuega fesoasoani.”
Saunoa Valasi, o le ā fa’amatu’u atu fo’i ta’avale (vans) mo le fa’aāogaina e falema’i fa’aitumālō mo le fa’atinoga o ā latou galuega masani mo le tausia ole soifua mālōlōina o nai o tatou tagata.
O le fa’amoemoe mauāluga o le afioga i le Minisitā ma le Matāgaluega, ina ia manuia lenei fetu’una’iga, ma talisapaia ma le agaga fiafia e Itumālō Palota ta’itasi lenei silasila mamao a lo tatou Mālō, ina ia mamā ma matagofie a tatou falema’i fa’aitumālō.
