Editorial Comment: Govt must balance its priorities

FOR the past few weeks, the whole nation has been fixated on Cyclone Idai and the trail of disaster that the weather phenomenon left in its wake. Understandably so, but this crisis further exposed the rot in public health facilities, with clear signs of total collapse if urgent measures are not instituted.

Some flood victims are still in need of healthcare and the scramble by the Health ministry to put together the required medicines was a sure sign that Zimbabwe’s health system remains in the intensive care unit.

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