As part of strengthening the cordial relationship between Police and community members, Mobile Police Officers based at ECCO Division in Zomba has donated assorted items to patients and cleaned Pirimiti Mission Hospital compound.
Speaking after the donation, Ecco Division Commander Senior Superintendent Phillias Phiri said for Police to do exceptional work it needs support from community members hence a need to enhance good relationships.
“We always say that we are friends of the community members so that should not be every day song rather our actions have to be portrayed as well that’s why we thought it wise to come and cheer them with some food items,” said Phiri.
Phiri further said that the officers cleaned the compound by sweeping and slashing in order to ensure that the patients are living in a safe environment and to improve the good health of the patients saying it’s everyone’s responsibility to uplift patients wellbeing.
In his remarks, the head of the department for Pirimiti Mission Hospital, Happy Bruno thanked the officers for such a gesture saying the hospital reached out to over 40000 people of which many of them came from rural areas with poor background and that such items will help the patients to meet some of their daily needs.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Akonda Walusa expressed her gratitude by saying the items have come in time because she had no money to purchase some of those food items.
In total the officers reached out to 40 patients with assorted items such as flour, sugar, soap, soya pieces, salt and matches and total money for the items was K500,000 that was contributed by the officers themselves.
