Hospital seeks donors

trained at the hospital to chip in. The hospital management board said over the weekend that the appeal was necessitated by the drop in standards of care over the past decade due to economic challenges. “Harare Central Hospital is the biggest referral health centre nationwide. This means the demand for a better health service is also much bigger,” said the board.
“As a result, the hospital is struggling to give a meaningful service due to economic challenges.”
The board noted that involvement of the corporate world and other stakeholders in supporting health institutions throughout the country had been minimal. All companies which have done business at some point or were still doing business with the institution and all well wishers were also expected to make their donations.
“The hospital is requesting for support in the acquisition and maintenance of essential medical and other equipment, infrastructure and other hospital supplies,” said the board.
“The hospital board has put in place a transparent system of managing and safeguarding all donated materials and resources.” Earlier this week, the hospital’s chief executive officer Ms Peggy Zvavamwe told The Herald that most of the equipment at the institution was obsolete and always broke down. Most affected areas include theatres, laundry, kitchen and X-ray departments.
Space for both offices and wards had also become too small.
The hospital estimates that about 80 percent of patients in Zimbabwe receive treatment at the institution.