By Farai D Hove| Army medics are being deployed at hospitals beginning from today.

Already a major hospital, Mpilo, has confirmed servicemen are from today turning up for work to help salvage the crisis caused by the ongoing strike.

The hospital’s clinical director, Dr Solwayo Ngwenya, said a number of doctors from the army are coming over.

“We will be having members of the Army joining us from tomorrow just to ease the pressure on the few doctors that have been overwhelmed due to the ongoing strike, he said.

He continued saying, “we are not yet sure about the numbers but I understand that public health institutions in the country will have members of the army to help.”

He also added saying there are also an additional 35 who are fresh from university.
“The Ministry of Health and Child Care has also allocated us 35 recently graduated junior resident medical officers from the National University of Science and Technology and the University of Zimbabwe that will join us from April 1. We are currently working on their applications and we are hopeful this measure will help us deliver quality health care services to members of the public,” he said.