MPILO HOSPITAL IN NEEDS OF MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURAL CHANGE IN ZIMBABWE

In the last couple of months, concerns has been issued of the deteriorating state of Mpilo Hospital which is seriously in need of redevelopment.

The Mpilo Hospital is one of Zimbabwe most visited hospital so the need to revamp is of critical importance, so why would such a place have only one malfunctioning radiotherapy machine and no accommodation for patients awaiting treatment.

Speaking to the public while raising the concern, Bulawayo senator, Linda Sibanda said the radiotherapy which has been malfunctioning for four years is disadvantageous to cancer patients.

According to her, “The radiotherapy machine at Mpilo Hospital has not been functional since August 2020, which is four years back. When you are doing radiation there, you are given about 23 sessions to do using a radiotherapy machine.

“I had to undergo therapy there and I think I only did 17 sessions and the machine broke down. Up to now, the machine has not been working. We have got so many people suffering from different cancers in Zimbabwe and Mpilo Hospital is one of the biggest referral hospitals. Now, it is four years since the machine broke down,” said Sibanda.

This latest concern has ignited a call for the poor state of Zimbabwe health sector. As the situation in Mpilo Hospital is a reflection of the state of public healthcare institutions in the country which are buckling under maladministration and lack of proper funding.

Lack of medical sundries, patients sleeping on the floor and having understaffed in hospitals is surly a major issues that Zimbabwe government needs to seriously look into in the near future.

SOURCE: New Zimbabwe