Jalamba Residents Demand Restoration of Abandoned Government Health Centre That was turned into Market

Residents of Jalamba Village have appealed to the government and local leaders to urgently restore healthcare services after a government health facility in the area was abandoned and later turned into a tomato market.The community in Buwama Town Council says it has spent more than 24 years without a functional public health facility, forcing many families to depend on herbal medicine and private clinics, which are often expensive and located far away.Residents say the only major government intervention came between 2001 and 2006 when a Health Centre was built in the area. However, the facility reportedly operated for only a short time before it was abandoned and left to deteriorate.