Hospitals now death zones: Striking doctors

PEOPLE are dying from treatable diseases at government hospitals owing to the shortage of basic medical equipment, medicines and other accessories, senior doctors have said as shocking details over the deteriorating conditions in public health institutions emerged yesterday.

In a no-holds-barred meeting with Health minister Obadiah Moyo, senior doctors at public health institutions said they did not have medical basics such as gloves and painkillers, which has resulted in deaths from ailments that were treatable.

Senior doctors, who went on strike on Tuesday citing shortages of basic equipment and drugs, also blamed Zimbabwe’s slow tender system for some of the problems in the sector.

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