Peter Tanyanyiwa
Peter Tanyanyiwa
Herald Correspondent
RUWA Local Board has expressed gratitude to the Government for the provision of devolution funds, which have played a crucial role in capacitating local authorities and enabling significant development projects across the town.
The projects, spanning healthcare, education and civic infrastructure, are reshaping Ruwa and improving the quality of life for its residents.
Among the highlighted achievements made possible by devolution funding is the Damofalls Clinic—a large-scale healthcare facility that, while officially a clinic, offers near-hospital capacity.
The clinic, which is now complete, is scheduled to be officially opened by end of this year.
It was built with support from both devolution funds and local authority resources and is being hailed as a milestone in the Government’s efforts to decentralise development and improve service delivery in fast-growing urban centres.
Though officially named the Damofalls Clinic, the facility’s size and scope have drawn comparisons to a full-scale hospital.
Situated in the heart of Damofalls, one of Ruwa’s most populous and fastest-growing suburbs, the new clinic is expected to provide a range of services previously unavailable locally.
Mayor of Ruwa, Councillor Michael Mataruka, described the facility as a “dream come true” for Ruwa and surrounding suburbs.
“What we have constructed here is called a clinic, but given its size and the range of services it will provide, it is almost a hospital,” said Cllr Mataruka in an interview.
“If everything goes well, we expect to officially open the Damofalls Clinic before the end of year. This is a major step forward in ensuring that residents of Ruwa as a whole, Mabvuku-Tafara, and parts of Goromonzi can access quality healthcare close to home.”
Previously, residents needing specialised or emergency care often had to travel to Harare or rely on the limited capacity of the existing Ruwa Local Board Clinic. The Damofalls Clinic is set to relieve pressure on these facilities and significantly improve health outcomes for the region’s growing population, which now exceeds 98,000.
The Damofalls Clinic is just one in a series of infrastructure upgrades made possible by Zimbabwe’s devolution policy—a government initiative that channels resources directly to provincial and local authorities for targeted development projects.
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