STANBIC Bank has donated autoclaves worth US$80 000 to four public hospitals for the sterilisation of vital equipment and maintenance of high standards of health control.
The Standard Bank Group subsidiary on Wednesday handed over one of the autoclaves valued at US$20 000 to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals.
Sally Mugabe, Victoria Chitepo and Ingutsheni hospitals will also receive autoclave machines.
Stanbic Bank chief executive Solomon Nyanhongo said the financial services institution was committed to supporting public health institutions.
“Through initiatives like this, we aim to contribute to the strengthening of healthcare infrastructure, enabling hospitals such as Parirenyatwa, Sally Mugabe, Victoria Chitepo and Ingutsheni to continue delivering high-quality care to the people of Zimbabwe,” he said.
Nyanhongo said the bank was committed to continue supporting public health and other critical sectors that enhanced the well-being of the nation.
“The health institutions that are receiving these machines are among the country’s largest referral hospitals and they play a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem, providing essential services to countless Zimbabweans and serving as beacons of medical excellence,” he said.
Parirenyatwa chief medical officer Tsitsi Magure said the donation would help the institution to achieve top level health control standards through the sterilisation of equipment and infection and germ control.
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“The large number of instruments and devices autoclaved by the laboratory daily makes the installation of a higher capacity autoclave of this kind a welcome gift and the donation could not have come at a better time,” Magure said.
She said the autoclave would cater for sterilisation of all instruments and devices at one go, unlike previously where the institution used a smaller autoclave which covered only a fifth of what the new autoclave covers.
Magure said the autoclave would not only improve the sterilisation of all reusable material but would also boost turnaround time as well as prevent cross contamination.
The autoclave at Parirenyatwa has been installed in the laboratory section, where it will be used to sterilise essential equipment such as Petri dishes and other laboratory tools, ensuring a higher standard of infection control and contributing to improved patient outcomes.
Stanbic Bank also refurbished the room in which the autoclave was placed by redoing the ceiling, floor and tiles, sinks and painting.
According to Nyanhongo, the autoclave at Sally Mugabe Hospital will be used in the paediatric wing, closely tied to their maternal healthcare.
“We understand the critical importance of sterile instrumentation in the paediatric wing of Sally Mugabe Hospital protecting mothers and their newborns,” he said.
“For the hospitals in Mutare and Bulawayo, the autoclaves have been allocated in their operating theatres, where they will play a key role in ensuring the safe and effective sterilisation of surgical instruments for critical procedures.”
