Staff Reporter

Vice President, Dr Constantino  Chiwenga has commended the massive infrastructure development being done by the new dispensation across all sectors, citing the Harare-Beitbridge Highway project, which has to date opened a total of 253, 35km to road users.

The Vice President, who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, said this while officially opening Pimbi Clinic, which is about 30km from Chivhu along the Harare-Masvingo Highway.

The clinic which falls under Chikomba Rural District Council was a former farmhouse converted to a rural clinic to cater for villagers in the surrounding areas. The opening of the clinic is in line with the Government’s quest for universal health coverage for all and leaving no one behind in the access to healthcare services.

Officiating at the event, the Vice President also said that he was pleased with the initiative and was determined to see the facility grow into an established health centre.

“Am happy with the work that was done here in converting this farm house to be a clinic and we will support this facility to give excellent services. I have brought ten beds to be used for maternity purposes and we want to have surgery services here to cater for emergency services and also a resident doctor,” he said.

After opening Pimbi Clinic, Vice President Chiwenga went on to open an Accident and Emergency Nursing School at Chivhu General Hospital which is expected to equip learners with emergency services specialities.

The institution will train organ harvesting for the purposes of transplant and this will be key in the provision of emergency services, whilst the specialist training for nurses is also aimed at equipping the ambulance services with specialist personnel.

The nursing school will offer a three year advanced accidents emergency nurses diploma and will train students to confront all emergencies.

In the past three years, the New Dispensation has entrenched the development agenda, which has seen massive road and dam construction and rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation of dams like the Marovanyati and Muchekeranwa has seen irrigation and fishing schemes benefiting.