Death Curse Hits Hospital as ZESA Shuts Down All Surgical Operations
27 November 2015
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ZESA Power Cuts: Masvingo Hospital suspends theatre operations
By Tinoonga Mawere, Masvingo | Masvingo Provincial Hospital, the province’s biggest referral health centre, has suspended all theatre operations due to persistent power cuts, in a move that has triggered panic across the province.
Due to prolonged hours of load shedding, the provincial hospital can no longer carry out operations. Patients requiring such services come from the expansive 7 districts of the province and thousands of people now face the ending of their lives due to the suspension of all major and also minor operations at the hospital.
Last week ZANU PF Boss and also Provincial Administrator, Felix Chikovo’s daughter Tendai died after doctors at the hospital failed to attend to her in the theatre all because there was no electricity.
Masvingo Provincial Medical Director Dr Aedous Shamu told reporters early this week the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare would soon request for a direct line from the embattled parastatal ZESA.
“We are going to approach ZESA so that they can connect a direct power line at the hospital. We have suspended operation services because of persistent power outages,” said Dr Shamu.
Authorities at the hospital also said patients seeking theatre services would be referred to Harare and Bulawayo -300 km from Masvingo, posing real danger in the process.
Hundreds of patients are being turned away from the hospital while some are told to go to Harare and Bulawayo for such services.
Health experts have warned the sad situation could result in hundreds of people losing their lives as because of the suspension of the critical services.

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