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Chitungwiza Hospital hailed

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CHITUNGWIZA Hospital CEO Obadiah Moyo yesterday told parliamentarians that the health institution had lost at least 10 hectares of land after it was grabbed by council.

CHITUNGWIZA Hospital chief executive officer Obadiah Moyo yesterday told parliamentarians that the health institution had lost at least 10 hectares of land after it was grabbed by council and converted into residential stands.

Feluna Nleya

Addressing members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health during a tour of the hospital, Moyo said the land, which was earmarked for expansion of the health institution, was annexed during the era of jailed former town clerk Godfrey Tanyanyiwa and shared among top council executives.

“Part of our land, at least 10 hectares, was taken by council officials during the time of Tanyanyiwa which they converted and sold to each other,” Moyo said.

“We have since engaged Local Government minister [Ignatius Chombo] and he is supporting us, saying he will make sure that we get land for the hospital’s expansion programme.”

Meanwhile, the parliamentarians said they were charmed by the way Chitungwiza Central Hospital was being run and recommended that Moyo be appointed director of all central hospitals.

Speaking after a tour of the hospital, committee chairperson Ruth Labode said: “Chitungwiza is like a private hospital and when you see other public institutions you cannot compare them with Chitungwiza.

“I am so happy and this shows that it is doable. Maybe we should put Obadiah (Moyo) at head office and let him whip the others and show them how it can be done.”

The committee was on a fact-finding mission of public health institutions.

Labode said she used to sit in the same board with Moyo, where the latter would talk about the hospital and she thought it was a fairy tale.

“The hospital is immaculate, the surroundings are immaculate, the equipment is state-of-the-art and what is important is you do not hear of them complaining too much that they do not have money, instead they are busy telling us how they are doing things,” Labode said.

Speaking at the same occasion, Moyo said they were planning to build another hospital at a cost of $250 million to service the dormitory town.

“Phase 2 of the hospital is aimed at building a six-floored building within Chitungwiza just adjacent to the existing hospital.  We are looking for partners to enter into a joint venture arrangement and we will be creating a five-star facility which will cater for both the socially disadvantaged and those who can pay,” Moyo said.