{"id":71305,"date":"2022-09-06T11:15:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T09:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=71305"},"modified":"2022-09-06T11:15:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T09:15:40","slug":"zimbabwes-former-health-minister-speaks-on-the-countrys-health-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/zimbabwes-former-health-minister-speaks-on-the-countrys-health-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe’s Former Health Minister speaks on the country’s health sector"},"content":{"rendered":"

Umamah Bakharia\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Zimbabwean opposition party –\u00a0<\/span>Citizens Coalition for Change – CCC are demanding that the Zimbabwean government address the nation on what it intends to do about the poor state of the country’s hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Speaking to Radio Islam International<\/strong><\/em>, Zimbabwe’s former health minister and CCC health point person, Dr Henry Madzorera says they agree that Zimbabweans are becoming a burden to South Africa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, health care is extremely important it cannot be lumped together with other problems so when we [saw] the MEC of Limpopo complaining of the burden of Zimbabweans in South Africa, she is justified to complain, we may disagree with the way she complained,” says Dr Madzorera.<\/p>\n

This comes following a viral video showing Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba berating a Zimbabwean national seeking medical attention at hospital in Bela Bela, Limpopo. Ramathuba has since stood by her stance that foreign nationals are burdening South African hospitals.<\/p>\n

Commenting on Zimbabwe’s health care system, the former health minister says he does not believe health care in Zimbabwe will improve in the near future.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, its not recovering at the moment and I don’t think the system that has caused the problem can solve the problems of our healthcare system, its suffering from all the pillars of [the system], the financing is bad, there’s no political wheel to fix it,” he says.<\/p>\n

Currently, Zimbabwe is facing a shortage of medication, staff and the tools to perform surgeries. Therefore, the CCC is demanding that government address the lack of resources in the health sector.<\/p>\n

“We cant have a country where the central hospitals are closed because of lack of resources, we demand that the government does say something and fix the problem,” says Dr Madzorera.<\/p>\n

He adds that despite bordering of nations, we should treat each other with dignity.<\/p>\n

“Today I help you, tomorrow you help me, we don’t know what tomorrow holds for us so I quite agree with those in South Africa and I’m glad that [there’s a] population that says ‘no, lets not ill treat anyone, healthcare is a basic necessity its like lights and water, lets give them the health care they need’,” he says.<\/p>\n

Adding that South Africa should have spoken to the administration in Zimbabwe so that the ruling government can be held accountable.<\/p>\n