Second Republic builds 47+ clinics, hospitals

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter

THE Government under the Second Republic remains committed to improving healthcare services through building and revamping facilities to achieve vision 2030.

More than 47 clinics and hospitals have been built since 2018 under the Second Republic with many more upgraded and repaired.

Quality health care services are among the pillars of an upper middle class economy which the Government is working to achieve by 2030.

Speaking on the sidelines during the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair yesterday, the Ministry of Health and Child Care spokesperson Mr Donald Mujiri said more than 200 boreholes have been drilled at health facilities while 1 000 old and new facilities had solar power installed.

He said the project has seen the construction of Lupane Provincial Hospital in Matabeleland North province.

“The Government remains committed to improving infrastructure for all health facilities be it a Central Hospital or the smallest clinic in rural areas, we are just keen to improve the sector. In the Southern region one of the projects is Lupane Hospital whose construction is underway and much progress has been made so far,” said Mr Mujiri.

He said some of the projects include the refurbishment of the Mpilo Central Hospital doctors’ residences aimed at retaining healthcare workers.

“We have 93 projects under rehabilitation or renovation at different health facilities across the country. The Ministry was also streamlined to add other specialised hospitals as a way of ensuring best international practice and we are training more specialists to improve the quality of our services,” said Mr Mujiri.

He said the Ministry was also showcasing hands on during ZITF by setting up booths for members of the public to receive free medical attention.

“This year we decided to do things differently and brought in doctors to be at our stand so that visitors access free dental services, free Covid-19 screening, QR activation as well as HIV and TB services,” said Mujiri.