Harare — Days after the state fired more than 200 striking public hospital doctors, a major district hospital has resorted to shutting dow...
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Harare — Days after the state fired more than 200 striking public hospital doctors, a major district hospital has resorted to shutting down its mortuary due to incessant load shedding.
The Beitbridge District Hospital which has been hit hard by load shedding and high temperatures has now shut down the mortuary services.In a memorandum, the District Medical Officer wrote: "Notice is hereby given that Beitbridge District Hospital has temporarily suspended mortuary operations with immediate effect.
"This decision has been brought about as a result of the lengthy power cuts and high temperatures being experienced hence rendering the mortuary equipment non-functional. As a result of this, no new bodies will be accepted for storage in the mortuary."
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government recently fired more than 200 doctors who were striking for better pay but went on to recruit six new ministers for his cabinet.
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| Zimbabwe's Hospitals have Become Death Traps |
Doctors in Zimbabwe, who earn about $150 a month, have been on strike for more than two months to demand better pay. The decision to fire them has left the country’s health system in shambles.
In a statement on Friday, the health services board said 211 doctors employed by the government had been fired while 516 out of 1,601 doctors on the government’s payroll — a third of the total — face disciplinary hearings for participating in the work boycott.
Last week, the government fired another 77 doctors for going on strike. It said it had approached the Cuban government for help and had deployed its military doctors to help in state hospitals.
The doctors’ strike has seen some patients being turned away without treatment while others have died prematurely. Harare — Days after the state fired more than 200 striking public hospital doctors, a major district hospital has resorted to shutting down its mortuary due to incessant load shedding.
In a memorandum, the District Medical Officer wrote: "Notice is hereby given that Beitbridge District Hospital has temporarily suspended mortuary operations with immediate effect.
"This decision has been brought about as a result of the lengthy power cuts and high temperatures being experienced hence rendering the mortuary equipment non-functional. As a result of this, no new bodies will be accepted for storage in the mortuary."
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently fired more than 200 doctors who were striking for better pay but went on to recruit six new ministers for his cabinet.
The new ministers will come at a huge cost to government, as they will receive handsome salaries and benefits at a time the country has refused to award doctors a meaningful increment, arguing that it does not have the money.
Doctors in Zimbabwe, who earn about $150 a month, have been on strike for more than two months to demand better pay. The decision to fire them has left the country’s health system in shambles.
In a statement on Friday, the health services board said 211 doctors employed by the government had been fired while 516 out of 1,601 doctors on the government’s payroll — a third of the total — face disciplinary hearings for participating in the work boycott.
Last week, the government fired another 77 doctors for going on strike. It said it had approached the Cuban government for help and had deployed its military doctors to help in state hospitals.
The doctors’ strike has seen some patients being turned away without treatment while others have died prematurely. — Online Sources
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