Business Times recently investigated the situation in public hospitals and unearthed that dozens of people are dying in hospitals while moral among the workers remain all-time low. “The situation is urgent; we need accountability and action,” the doctors under the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights said yesterday. “We believe the visit provided President Mnangagwa with an opportunity to appreciate first-hand the state of public health services delivery system in Zimbabwe which is generally plagued by dilapidated infrastructure, shortages of drugs and consumables and demoralized human resources,” the doctors for human rights said.
The doctors said a commission of inquiry must be instituted to find the actual truth on the state of affairs then act to address the challenges.
On Monday, Mnangagwa, with Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda and his deputies,used a private motorcade for the tours of the two hospitals.
Mnangagwa took time to interact with doctors, patients and other staff who shared with him the challenges they are going through.
Business Times’ recent investigations on the crisis
Recently, an investigation was undertaken by the Business Times to establish the crisis in the health sector and the findings were hair-raising.
At the Sally Mugabe hospital, nurses are forced to push out dead bodies over the windows to the mortuaries because of malfunctioning elevators.
Medicine is not readily available to desperate patients with many who have curable diseases that need basic medication dying. 🔗 Read Full Article
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