Online Reporter
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu
VICE President Dr Kembo Mohadi has reaffirmed the Second Republic’s commitment to transforming Zimbabwe’s healthcare sector through comprehensive reforms and strategic partnerships aimed at improving access to affordable and quality medical services for all citizens.
Speaking during the commissioning of the Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Clinic in Gwanda yesterday, VP Mohadi said the Government will continue prioritising healthcare delivery as a key pillar of Vision 2030, while encouraging greater participation by local philanthropists and private players in strengthening public health systems.
The newly commissioned clinic, located in Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle suburb, is expected to considerably improve healthcare access in Gwanda, which has long relied on a single public clinic to service a rapidly growing population.
Named after the late Father Zimbabwe, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, the facility will provide free healthcare services to liberation war veterans and persons with disabilities, while also serving the wider community.
VP Mohadi said the project, spearheaded by local philanthropist Mr Jimayi Muduvuri through the Muduvuri Pan African Referral Hospital, demonstrates how collaboration between Government and citizens can accelerate development and improve lives.
“The construction of this clinic by one of our own is a welcome development as we move towards Vision 2030. The clinic will go a long way in servicing the people of Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province and Zimbabwe at large,” said VP Mohadi.
“It will further reduce the distances travelled by our people to access healthcare, especially women and children.”
Dr Mohadi commended Mr Muduvuri for complementing Government efforts in advancing inclusive development in line with President Mnangagwa’s mantra of leaving no one and no place behind.
“I commend Cde Jimayi Muduvuri and his team at Muduvuri Pan African Referral Hospital for complementing Government efforts as we seek to leave no one and no place behind. This is a manifestation of our belief and the fulfilment of His Excellency Dr ED Mnangagwa’s mantra that ‘Nyika inovakwa, igonamatirwa, igotongwa nevene vayo’,” he said. VP Mohadi said the facility was also a fitting tribute to the late Dr Joshua Nkomo, whose contribution to Zimbabwe’s liberation and nation-building remains unmatched.
The commissioning of the clinic comes as the Government intensifies efforts to modernise the country’s healthcare system under the National Development Strategy 2, which prioritises infrastructure development, improved access to medicines and strengthening primary healthcare services.
