By Own Correspondent- Health and Child Care minister Dr Obediah Moyo has revealed that government has started a massive rehabilitation programme for public health institutions in a development expected to result in a marked improvement in standards and the availability of critical health services.

Dr Moyo said the programme, which is going to be implemented in partnership with private players provided for under the 2015 Joint Ventures Act, will initially target central hospitals, after which similar joint ventures will cascade down to other health institutions throughout the country.

Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Mpilo Central Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospitals have since invited bidders interested in partnering them in refurbishing and re-equipping various sections of the hospitals.

Successful firms or groups will also operate a super-specialty hospital wing within each institution

Said Dr Moyo:

“We want to make sure that the healthcare facilities are of very high level, providing first-class service. We want to make sure that our customers access affordable services, which is also within easy reach so we want to make sure that all the facilities are all rehabilitated.

“Our facilities had gone for a long time without going major rehabilitation and at the same time we also need to replenish all the institutions with medicine, surgical sundries so that it make sense,” said Dr Moyo.

“For us to be able to tackle all these problems, as a Government and on our own, we cannot be able to fulfil it, that is why you here the Zimbabwe is open for business mantra and this is not just in other industries, it includes the healthcare industry as well.”-StateMedia