Masvingo Provincial, the biggest referral hospital serving 1,7 million people in the province has been running without oxygen for some time now and gasping patients don’t survive.

A source said lucky patients with relatives among nurses and doctors have oxygen cylinders brought for them from private surgeries and returned immediately after resuscitation.

Oxygen at Masvingo Provincial is only found in the theatre, added the source.

In addition, the institution is facing a myriad of problems including critical food shortages.

Recently patients went for three days getting just one meal a day.Credit: Masvingo Mirror