Mbuya Nehanda Maternity to open in April

By Problem Masau | Jan 20, 2026 | 2 Min read

A FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion secretary George Guvamatanga has announced that the Mbuya Nehanda Maternal Hospital at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals will be officially re-opened on Independence Day after being closed for renovation last year.

The hospital was closed for renovation following President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s surprise visit to Zimbabwe’s referral health institutions last year.

The renovations included the Adlam House, which accommodates student nurses, where there was a lot of damage to infrastructure, from the roof, ceiling, floors, sewer system, to the water system.

Guvamatanga, who was touring the country’s largest referral hospital yesterday, also revealed that the nurses’ hostels are set to be opened on February 14 this year.

The confirmation coincided with Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora’s announcement that new, state-of-the-art cancer radiotherapy machines arrived in Durban, South Africa en route to Zimbabwe.

“The machines are already in Durban”, Mombeshora said.

He confirmed that a government technical team had conducted pre-delivery inspection at the manufacturer’s plant earlier this month.

The acquisition, funded by a US$30 million allocation from the sugar tax, will see one machine installed at Parirenyatwa and another at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo.

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The extensive renovations at Parirenyatwa, which include the new maternal wing, are being executed by the Prevail International Group as part of a national refurbishment programme.

Alongside the new installations, Mombeshora outlined a plan to decentralise cancer care by relocating old functional machines from Harare and Bulawayo to establish new treatment centres in Gweru and either Masvingo or Chinhoyi, effectively doubling the nation’s public radiotherapy capacity.