‘Govt splashes US$600k on obsolete equipment’

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last year released US$600 000 which went to waste after obsolete equipment was procured from India further paralysing referral centres as senior doctors and specialists remain idle because of lack of equipment in theatres.

The issue was exposed yesterday by the Senior Hospital Doctors’ Association (SHDA) representatives, Shingai Nyaguse (president), Raphael Makota (vice-president), Aaron Musara (secretary-general), Bothwell Anesu Mbuwayesango and Nomaqhawe Moyo who are all specialist doctors.

The doctors appeared before the Ruth Labode-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health to speak on a petition they sent to Parliament on December 4, 2019.

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