The Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa said plans are at an advanced stage to start the construction of a new hospital at Harare Central Hospital.
Dr Parirenyatwa said this in an interview at an end of year party held at Cresta Lodge in Harare today.
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“We cannot continuously keep on renovating Harare Hospital, so we have since identified a bigger space within the grounds of the hospital, where we are going to construct a spacious facility,” he said.
Dr Parirenyatwa also said the Ministry will soon review the service packages for doctors, nurses and other critical health staff in a bid to lure them back into service in the country.
Zimbabwe has suffered a massive brain drain especially in the health sector where several locally trained health workers have been absorbed by the countries in the region and abroad.
