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Mukudzei Chingwere in Chivhu
Government has officially opened the ‘Accident and Emergency Nursing School’ in Chivhu, and Pimbi rural clinic here in line with the second republic’s thrust of configuring its human recourse towards the attainment of the national strategic intention – the 2030 vision.
Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Constantino Chiwenga opened the facilities this morning.
The opening of the clinic is in line with Government’s quest for universal health coverage of leaving no one behind in the access of healthcare services.
The clinic was formerly a farmhouse in the Philisdale area which has now been converted to be a rural clinic.
The nursing school in Chivhu will equip graduates with emergency services specialities and is not occurring in isolation, but part of a broader vision to prepare the health services towards delivering best international practices.
The institution – a first of its kind in the provision of emergency services and the specialist training for nurses, is aimed at equipping the ambulance services with specialist personnel.
It will be a three year nurses diploma just like the traditional ones offered at various nursing schools in the country, however what makes the curriculum unique is that its products will be thoroughly trained to confront emergencies.
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