Quality healthcare provision: Govt walking the talk

Citizens and health workers have started enjoying the fruits of the Government’s programme to transform and modernise the health sector.

Last Friday President Mnangagwa commissioned the refurbished Adlam House and trainee nurses block at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare. The refurbishment of the commissioned facilities is part of the ongoing renovations underway at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital and Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo.

The health facilities are being upgraded under the Presidential Hospital Renovation Programme to meet world class standards. The programme involves not just upgrading of infrastructure but also equipping health facilities as well as improving supply of consumables such as drugs to ensure citizens across the country receive quality health care.

Government is also increasing resources allocated to the health sector in line with the Abuja Declaration. The Abuja target is for countries to allocate 15 percent of their annual budgets to the health sector. Government increased its allocation to the health sector from 9,8 percent of the national budget in 2024 to 13,01 percent in 2025.

President Mnangagwa said the ongoing renovations which are set to reach every hospital across the country, dovetail with the broader goal under vision 2030, an economy anchored on a healthy, productive and empowered population.

He said Government was strengthening specialised care and emergency response systems by acquiring and installing modern and digitally enabled medical equipment at its health facilities across the country. The President emphasised the importance of training saying human capital remains at the centre of national social-economic progress.

“No health system can function without skilled, disciplined and committed professionals”, said President Mnangagwa.

In support of the Government’s programme to transform and modernise the health sector, the European union (EU) last year availed a 4,2 million Euro funding package for the health sector.

The funding is meant to support the establishment of the National Public Health Institute (NPHI), a key step toward building a resilient, co-ordinated and responsive national health system.

The EU investment will facilitate the development and operationalisation of the institute which will enhance disease surveillance, improve research, upgrade laboratory systems and bolster rapid response to emergencies.

Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora said the EU funding came at the most opportune time when Government had started work to revamp its health care system.

He said the NPHI will serve as a central hub for evidence-based decision-making and health intelligence.Citizens and health workers have started enjoying the fruits of the Government’s programme to transform and modernise the health sector.

Last Friday President Mnangagwa commissioned the refurbished Adlam House and trainee nurses block at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare. The refurbishment of the commissioned facilities is part of the ongoing renovations underway at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital and Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo.

The health facilities are being upgraded under the Presidential Hospital Renovation Programme to meet world class standards. The programme involves not just upgrading of infrastructure but also equipping health facilities as well as improving supply of consumables such as drugs to ensure citizens across the country receive quality health care.

Government is also increasing resources allocated to the health sector in line with the Abuja Declaration. The Abuja target is for countries to allocate 15 percent of their annual budgets to the health sector. Government increased its allocation to the health sector from 9,8 percent of the national budget in 2024 to 13,01 percent in 2025.

President Mnangagwa said the ongoing renovations which are set to reach every hospital across the country, dovetail with the broader goal under vision 2030, an economy anchored on a healthy, productive and empowered population.

He said Government was strengthening specialised care and emergency response systems by acquiring and installing modern and digitally enabled medical equipment at its health facilities across the country. The President emphasised the importance of training saying human capital remains at the centre of national social-economic progress.

“No health system can function without skilled, disciplined and committed professionals”, said President Mnangagwa.

In support of the Government’s programme to transform and modernise the health sector, the European union (EU) last year availed a 4,2 million Euro funding package for the health sector.

The funding is meant to support the establishment of the National Public Health Institute (NPHI), a key step toward building a resilient, co-ordinated and responsive national health system.

The EU investment will facilitate the development and operationalisation of the institute which will enhance disease surveillance, improve research, upgrade laboratory systems and bolster rapid response to emergencies.

Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora said the EU funding came at the most opportune time when Government had started work to revamp its health care system.

He said the NPHI will serve as a central hub for evidence-based decision-making and health intelligence.