Online Reporter
Melisa Chatikobo
Business Hub
PRIVATE medical institution, Avenues Clinic, has invested approximately US$2,7 million to upgrade its facilities and medical equipment.
This move is seen as complementing Government efforts to strengthen Zimbabwe’s health sector.
The investment, which includes the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment, operating theatre upgrades, and enhanced patient monitoring systems, is aimed at improving service delivery and easing pressure on the country’s overstretched public hospitals.
Medical Investments Limited, the holding company for Avenues Clinic, chief financial officer, Mr Peddy Chigunduru, said the move is part of a broader strategy to ensure patients receive world-class healthcare without leaving the country.
“Over the past 12 months, we have been investing strategically in equipment and infrastructure. So far, we have spent US$2,7 million. It was used to upgrade our equipment in the theatre and other support wards. As we speak right now, we have one of the most unique equipment that we use, which improves doctors’ efficiency and proficiency in handling very advanced high dependency cases.
“We have taken a very extensive budget on equipment and infrastructure so that we restore it to the pre-eminent institution of high care in the country,” Mr Chigunduru added.
“We have refurbished our private ward which will provide unique offerings to our patients who like privacy and the paediatric units. All these efforts are meant to complement Government investment in medical care”.
The Government has been calling on private players to support health sector revitalisation, particularly as the country continues to battle shortages of equipment, medicines, and skilled personnel in public hospitals.
Mr Chigunduru said they are not working in silos to fulfill this mandate.
“The Avenues Clinic has been collaborating with public health institutions like Parirenyatwa to enhance Zimbabwe’s health care. We will continue to invest more across the whole infrastructure so that we are able to handle a growing number of patients requiring advanced care.
“This will substitute any medical cases that are being treated outside the country. Cases that are being moved to India and South Africa and other destinations. By doing so, [we] will save foreign currency but also make sure that our people are well taken care of,” he said.
Health sector experts say the private sector’s role is crucial in plugging gaps and expanding access to quality care, especially as Zimbabwe works towards achieving universal health coverage by 2030.
The clinic says the investment also includes staff training and technology integration to improve patient outcomes.
As the health sector continues to evolve, Avenues Clinic says it remains committed to contributing to national health goals through strategic investments, innovation, and collaboration.
