RESIDENTS in Mabvuku, a high density suburb east of Harare have expressed shock over alleged ludicrous demands being made by administrators at Mabuku Polyclinic, chief among them being the US$5 payment in order to obtain baby cards for new born babies.
By Patricia Mashiri
The clinic has also been making pregnant women pay US$10 towards scans but to the shock of residents, the facility has not been issuing receipts.
Speaking to HealthTimes, Mr Michael Chideme, the Harare City Council Spokesperson however said they were investigating the issues being reported about Mabvuku clinic and as for the non-issuance of receipts, it does not make sense to issue receipts for subsidised services.
A fee of USD$5 search fee is charged for birth records and a receipt is issued. A subsidized fee of USD$10 is charged for scan services. Since this is a subsidized service, receipts are not issued because it’s not cost effective,” Mr Chideme said.
He added that the same services are provided at Hatcliffe.Meanwhile, Mr Precious Shumba, the Harare Residents Trust director said women were the most affected when corruption becomes the norm in both primary and public healthcare facilities.
“The Harare Residents Trust has written to the City of Harare urging them to investigate the allegations against their nurses. The issues were raised by disgruntled residents during a community dialogue in the suburb.
