Zimbabwe secures new deal to boost healthcare system
This comes a week after the Zimbabwean youth empowerment minister, Tinoda Machakaire, expressed his shock at what he saw when he visited one of the country's public hospitals.
According to The Herald , President Emmerson Mnangagwa has secured a deal to revamp Zimbabwe's health sector. The deal will start with the reconstruction and capacitation of the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals.
During his state visit to Belarus, Mnangagwa and Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko met to finalise a set of agreements that touch on several areas, including healthcare, tourism, media, and more. But the highlight, according to government sources, is the health agreement that will see Belarus assist in rebuilding Zimbabwe's largest hospital.
According to The Herald, the two presidents also signed an MoU on Partnership in Waste Management.
They also signed letters of intent for the Reconstruction of Parirenyatwa Hospitals and Strengthening Partnerships in Healthcare.
Zimbabwean public hospitals, for years, have reportedly struggled to keep pace with patient demand and equipment shortages.
With the Zimbabwe healthcare situation, nurses have been migrating to the UK to escape joblessness and poor working conditions. The government recently stepped in and stopped more than 4 000 qualified nurses from leaving for jobs in the UK.
Now, with this new partnership, officials hope to not only improve the physical infrastructure but also introduce advanced technologies and open up training opportunities for local health workers.
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