Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has fired 458 nurses in Masvingo Province and the recruitment of new personnel has begun.

Masvingo Provincial Medical Director (PMD), Amadeus Shamhu told a local community radio station that the Ministry was in the process of recruiting new nurses to replace the fired ones.

“Those who took part in the industrial action were relieved of their duties.

We are now taking on board new nurses and I can say the response is overwhelming.

Some of the dismissed nurses are also coming back to apologise but it is too late to do so,” said Shamu.