Minister laments unfinished projects

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Minister laments unfinished projects

Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, has expressed dismay over a number of unfinished projects under her ministry, some of which commenced in 2017. Chiponda was speaking in Dedza on Tuesday when she opened a newly constructed operating theatre at Dedza District Hospital. “As a new government, as a new administration, we are committed to […]

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