Emelda Madlangove (33) from Ward 6, under headman Svondo in Mhandamahwe, has three children. Her third child was delivered at Mhandamahwe Rural Health Centre in December 2022. However, she recalls the “dark days.” A period when everything in the labour ward was pitch-black and expecting mothers would deliver through the aid of candles and makeshift lighting alternatives. By Michael Gwarisa in Chivi District The year was 2016 and she was booked to deliver her first child at Mhandamahwe facility. She vividly remembers how the nurses ran up and down trying…
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