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Government has announced that it is in the process of taking over all health facilities that are being owned by council.
Addressing Parliamentarians on Wednesday, Health and Child Care Minister and VP Constantino Chiwenga said the move was part of a grand plan to ensure standardised service delivery as envisaged by the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).
“To ensure implementation of National Development Strategy 1 on health and well-being, the Ministry of Health and Child Care is in the process of absorbing into the mainstream, all local authorities health delivery platforms which include clinics, polyclinics, rural hospitals and infectious disease hospitals,” said Health Minister.
VP Chiwenga has further added that his Ministry is also in the process of filling gaps in the provincial medical directors for both Harare and Bulawayo.
“In this regard, the Ministry is in the process of filling the gaps of provincial medical directors for Harare and Bulawayo Metropolitan provinces reporting directly to the Ministry,” he added.
He made the remarks while responding to a motion moved by Bulawayo Proportional Representation legislator Thokozani Khupe who bemoaned the continued charging of user fees by health centres despite a Government policy against that.
Responding to the question Health minister said the charging of user fees was in contravention of the exemption policy and has resulted in decreased use of services by most members of the community who are not able to afford the user-related fees.
The health system in the country has been collapsed for decades now with the haves getting medication beyond the country’s borders.
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