Terrence Mawawa|Doctors at public health institutions have been on
strike since December 1 this year.

The doctors have decried poor working conditions were they have been forced to improvise for them
to attend to patients.

In an interview with ZimLive, Prince Butau, the treasurer of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) said:”
People are dying under our watch. As
doctors, we’re also not psychologically in a good place because of the effects of the economy including price hikes
and fuel shortages.

There’s no personal protective
equipment. Sometimes we’re forced to wear condoms when checking
patients. Doctors are asking, until when shall we continue practising bush medicine?”

The doctors have since dropped one of their key demands, to be paid in United States dollars. They have, however, insisted that their RTGS
salaries should be commensurate with the cost of living.